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The military-industrial complex

Title
The military-industrial complex / by Alex Roland.
Author
Roland, Alex, 1944-
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : American Historical Association, 2001.

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Additional Authors
  • American Historical Association.
  • Society for the History of Technology.
Description
ix, 64 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Summary
"This booklet analyzes 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. The phrase attracted little attention at the time, but achieved great political salience during the Vietnam war. Here, the analysis begins with an overview of U.S. industry and the military between World War I and the 1990s and 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. A concluding bibliographic essay addresses the salient literature and identifies areas of controversy among historians." --
Series Statement
Historical perspectives on technology, society, and culture
Uniform Title
Historical perspectives on technology, society, and culture
Subject
  • Military-industrial complex > United States
  • Military-industrial complex
  • Militair-industrieel complex
  • United States
  • Verenigde Staten
Note
  • "A publication of the Society for the History of Technology and the American Historical Association."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-64).
Contents
Series introduction / Pamela O. Long and Robert C. Post, series editors -- Introduction -- Defining the complex -- Civil-military relations -- State and industry -- Among government agencies -- The scientific-technical community -- Society and technology -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 0872291243
  • 9780872291249
OCLC
  • ocm48560792
  • SCSB-9624354
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library