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The Power Problem : How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous, and Less Free.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs SeriesPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (229 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801459153
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Power ProblemDDC classification:
  • 355/.033073
LOC classification:
  • UA23
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The U.S. Military-Dominant, but Not Omnipotent -- 2. Tallying the Costs of Our Military Power -- 3. It Costs Too Much -- 4. We Use It Too Much -- 5. The Hegemon's Dilemma -- 6. Curing the Power Problem -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: Preble explores the aims, costs, and limitations of the use of this nation's military power and argues that the possession of vast military strength runs contrary to the original intent of the Founders--and serves to undermine the country.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The U.S. Military-Dominant, but Not Omnipotent -- 2. Tallying the Costs of Our Military Power -- 3. It Costs Too Much -- 4. We Use It Too Much -- 5. The Hegemon's Dilemma -- 6. Curing the Power Problem -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Preble explores the aims, costs, and limitations of the use of this nation's military power and argues that the possession of vast military strength runs contrary to the original intent of the Founders--and serves to undermine the country.

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