Isbn: 9780872291249 - military-industrial complex (shot historical perspectives on technology) (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 64 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. pp. 64.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This booklet provides a thorough analysis of a set of relationships central to American history in the latter 20th century, which entered popular discourse in a phrase used by Dwight D. Eisenhower in his farewell address of 1961-the military-industrial complex. Roland begins with an overview of U.S. industry and the military between World War I and the 1990s. He then focuses on five transformations: civil-military relations, relations between industry and the state, among government agencies, between scientific-technical communities and the state, and between technology and society. The booklet concludes with a bibliographic essay that addresses the salient literature and identifies areas of controversy among historians. …

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorAlex Roland is professor of history at Duke University, where he teaches military history and the history of technology. He is a past preisdent of the Society for the History of Technology. His books include Underw.