Base Nation
Autor David Vineen Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 aug 2015
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781627791694
ISBN-10: 1627791698
Pagini: 432
Ilustrații: illustrations
Dimensiuni: 157 x 235 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.77 kg
Editura: St. Martins Press-3pl
ISBN-10: 1627791698
Pagini: 432
Ilustrații: illustrations
Dimensiuni: 157 x 235 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.77 kg
Editura: St. Martins Press-3pl
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Notă biografică
David Vine is the author of Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia and was formerly a professor of anthropology at American University in Washington, D.C. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Mother Jones, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, among other publications. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Cuprins
Introduction 1
PART I: FOUNDATIONS
1. The Birth of Base Nation 17
2. From Little Americas to Lily Pads 45
PART II: FOOTPRINT
3. The Displaced 63
4. The Colonial Present 83
5. Befriending Dictators 97
6. In Bed with the Mob 115
7. Toxic Environments 135
PART III: LABOR
8. Everyone Serves 151
9. Sex for Sale 163
10. Militarized Masculinity 181
PART IV: MONEY
11. The Bill 195
12. "We're Profiteers" 215
13. The MilCon Con 233
PART V: CHOICES
14. "Masters of Extortion" 255
15. "It's Enough" 277
16. The Lily Pad Strategy 299
17. True Security 321
Author's Note 339
Notes 341
Online Resources 390
Acknowledgments 396
Index 405
Recenzii
“Who knew that we have more than eight hundred bases around the world? And what do our troops do there when they’re not busy intruding into other people's conflicts? Such questions lie at the heart of David Vine's remarkable, impeccably written, and clearheaded analysis of the costly madness that is America’s current colonial-military complex. His book is a marvel, and all in power should read it.”
—Simon Winchester, author of The Men Who United the States and The Professor and the Madman
“A useful call to examine a question that gets far less attention than it merits. . . . An entreaty for an explanation, a discussion in plain language, about what the U.S. military is doing in so many places in the world and why.”
—The Washington Post
“U.S. national security policy rests on the assertion that ‘forward presence’ contributes directly to global peace and security. In this powerful book, David Vine examines, dismantles, and disproves that claim. He demonstrates that America's sprawling network of overseas bases imposes costs—not only financial but also political, environmental, and moral—that far exceed what the Pentagon is prepared to acknowledge. Base Nation offers a devastating critique, and no doubt Washington will try to ignore it. Citizens should refuse to let that happen.”
—Andrew J. Bacevich, author of Limits of Power and Breach of Trust
“Just looking at the maps in David Vine’s thoroughly documented Base Nation will give you the chills—and seduce you into reading the book. He's performed a kind of modern day treasure hunt, finding and displaying our military forces all over the globe, and then thinking deeply about whether their far-flung presence will achieve or undermine the goal of fostering a peaceful and prosperous world.”
—Dana Priest, coauthor of Top Secret America
“While I may not share all of David Vine’s conclusions, Base Nation amply demonstrates what a growing number of people across the political spectrum are concluding: the foundation of our military belongs right here on American soil. In the U.S. Senate, I pushed for greater investment in our bases here at home where our forces have greater unrestricted training opportunities and can rapidly deploy worldwide better prepared for combat. Pentagon officials and members of Congress should pay close attention to Vine’s arguments in favor of reducing our foreign presence in the interest of strengthening the future security posture of U.S. military forces and the fiscal health of our nation.”
—Kay Bailey Hutchison, former U.S. senator (R-TX) and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Military Construction
—Simon Winchester, author of The Men Who United the States and The Professor and the Madman
“A useful call to examine a question that gets far less attention than it merits. . . . An entreaty for an explanation, a discussion in plain language, about what the U.S. military is doing in so many places in the world and why.”
—The Washington Post
“U.S. national security policy rests on the assertion that ‘forward presence’ contributes directly to global peace and security. In this powerful book, David Vine examines, dismantles, and disproves that claim. He demonstrates that America's sprawling network of overseas bases imposes costs—not only financial but also political, environmental, and moral—that far exceed what the Pentagon is prepared to acknowledge. Base Nation offers a devastating critique, and no doubt Washington will try to ignore it. Citizens should refuse to let that happen.”
—Andrew J. Bacevich, author of Limits of Power and Breach of Trust
“Just looking at the maps in David Vine’s thoroughly documented Base Nation will give you the chills—and seduce you into reading the book. He's performed a kind of modern day treasure hunt, finding and displaying our military forces all over the globe, and then thinking deeply about whether their far-flung presence will achieve or undermine the goal of fostering a peaceful and prosperous world.”
—Dana Priest, coauthor of Top Secret America
“While I may not share all of David Vine’s conclusions, Base Nation amply demonstrates what a growing number of people across the political spectrum are concluding: the foundation of our military belongs right here on American soil. In the U.S. Senate, I pushed for greater investment in our bases here at home where our forces have greater unrestricted training opportunities and can rapidly deploy worldwide better prepared for combat. Pentagon officials and members of Congress should pay close attention to Vine’s arguments in favor of reducing our foreign presence in the interest of strengthening the future security posture of U.S. military forces and the fiscal health of our nation.”
—Kay Bailey Hutchison, former U.S. senator (R-TX) and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Military Construction