The Military-Industrial Complex and American Society

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ABC-CLIO

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2010

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9781598841886

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12th Grade - College Senior

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The Military-Industrial Complex and American Society addresses the broad subject of the political economy of defense research and its wide-reaching effects on many aspects of American life. Ranging from the massive arms buildup of the Cold War to the influx of private contractors and corporations such as Halliburton, it reveals the interconnectedness of the military, industry, and government within the history of this public/private enterprise.
The Military-Industrial Complex and American Society offers over 100 alphabetically organized entries on a wide of range of significant research bodies and government agencies, as well as important people, events, and technologies. In addition, a series of essays looks at such essential topics as propaganda, think tanks, defense budgeting, the defense industry and the economy, and the breakdown of the military-industrial complex in Vietnam. With this work, students, policymakers, and other interested readers will understand the ramifications of the relationships between industry, scientific and technological communities, the government, and society.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
List of Entries.
List of Contributors.
Preface.
Chronology.
1: Acheson, Dean Gooderham (1893–1971).
2: Armed Services Committees, U.S. Senate/House.
3: Arms Manufacturers/ Defense Industry Contractors.
4: Arms Race.
5: Arnold, Henry Harley “Hap” (1886–1950).
6: Bell Aircraft.
7: Berlin Blockade and Airlift (1948–1949).
8: Berlin Crises (1958–1961).
9: Boeing Company.
10: Bomber Gap.
11: Bush, George Herbert Walker (1924).
12: Bush, George Walker (1946).
13: Bush, Vannevar (1890–1974).
14: Carter, James Earl, Jr. (1924).
15: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
16: Cheney, Richard B. (1941).
17: China, People's Republic of (PRC).
18: Clinton, William Jefferson (1946).
19: Cold War.
20: Counterinsurgency (COIN).
21: Cuban Missile Crisis (October 1962).
22: Defense Industry Lobbyists.
23: Defense Production Act (September 8, 1950).
24: Department of Defense (DOD).
25: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
26: Dulles, John Foster (1888–1959).
27: Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890–1969).
28: Eisenhower's Farewell Address 1961.
29: Film.
30: Flexible Response.
31: Ford, Gerald Rudolph (1913–2006).
32: Foreign Relations.
33: France.
34: General Dynamics.
35: German Democratic Republic (Gdr, East Germany) (19499911).
36: Germany, Federal Republic Of (Frg, West Germany).
37: Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).
38: Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act (1986).
39: Great Society.
40: Grumman.
41: Honeywell.
42: Hughes Aircraft.
43: Iran-Contra Affair.
44: Israel.
45: Johnson, Louis Arthur (1891–1966).
46: Johnson, Lyndon Baines (1908–1973).
47: Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
48: Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (1917–1963).
49: Keynesian Economics.
50: Korean War (1950–1953).
51: Labor Movements.
52: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
53: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
54: Lockhe
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