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Bolton, M. Kent,

The rise of the American security state : the National Security Act of 1947 and the militarization of U.S. foreign policy / M. Kent Bolton. - ©2024 - 221 pages - Praeger security international .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding U.S. foreign policy -- The Cold War, the Cold-War consenus, and the National Security Act of 1947 -- The early Cold War: the 1950s -- The main Cold War years: 1960s-1980s -- The transition from the Cold War and the post-Cold War period -- What the National Security Act has meant for U.S. foreign policy -- The National Security Act and the militarization of U.S. foreign policy.

"The Rise of the American Security State is about the militarization of U.S. foreign policy starting about midway through the twentieth century, increasing during the Cold War era and, somewhat surprisingly, continuing in the post-Cold War period"--

ISBN: 9798765121078

LCCN: 2018024643

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. National Security Act of 1947.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Security, International--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
United States--Military policy--History--20th century.
United States--Defenses--History--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Print books.

LC Class. No.: E183.7 / .B65 2024