Bacevich, A. J. <br/><br/>
The new American militarism :  how Americans are seduced by war / 
Andrew J. Bacevich. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2005. 
 - xvi, 270 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-261) and index. 
<br/><br/>Wilsonians under arms -- The military profession at bay -- Left, right, left -- California dreaming -- Onward -- War club -- Blood for oil -- Common defense. 
<br/><br/> Bacevich warns of a dangerous dual obsession that has taken hold of Americans, conservatives and liberals alike. It is a marriage of militarism and utopian ideology--of unprecedented military might wed to a blind faith in the universality of American values. This, Bacevich argues, commits Americans to turning the US into a crusader state with a self-proclaimed mission of driving history to its final destination: the world-wide embrace of the American way of life. This mindset invites endless war and the ever-deepening militarization of US policy. The upshot, acutely evident in the aftermath of 9/11, has been a revival of vast ambitions and certainty, this time married to a pronounced affinity for the sword. As it alienates others, it will leave the United States increasingly isolated. It will end in bankruptcy, moral as well as economic, and in abject failure.--From publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195173384 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780195173383 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004023277 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Militarism--History--United States--21st century.<br/>Conservatism--History--United States--21st century.<br/>Militarisme.<br/>Veiligheidspolitiek.<br/>Buitenlandse politiek.<br/>Militarisme--Histoire--��tats-Unis--21e si��cle.<br/>Conservatisme--Histoire--��tats-Unis--21e si��cle.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Military policy.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--2001-<br/>United States--Politics and government--2001-<br/>7.150.<br/>��tats-Unis--Politique militaire.<br/>��tats-Unis--Relations ext�?rieures--2001-<br/>��tats-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--2001-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UA 23 .B14 2005