{"product_id":"the-bases-of-empire-the-global-struggle-against-u-s-military-posts-paperback","title":"The Bases of Empire: The Global Struggle Against U.S. Military Posts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine Lutz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCynthia Enloe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quarter of a million U.S. troops are massed in over seven hundred major official overseas airbases around the world. In the past decade, the Pentagon has formulated and enacted a plan to realign, or reconfigure, its bases in keeping with new doctrines of pre-emption and intensified concern with strategic resource control, all with seemingly little concern for the surrounding geography and its inhabitants.\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors in \u003cb\u003eThe Bases of Empire\u003c\/b\u003e trace the political, environmental, and economic impact of these bases on their surrounding communities across the globe, including Latin America, Europe, and Asia, where opposition to the United States' presence has been longstanding and widespread, and is growing rapidly.\u003cbr\u003eThrough sharp analysis and critique, \u003cb\u003eThe Bases of Empire\u003c\/b\u003e illuminates the vigorous campaigns to hold the United States accountable for the damage its bases cause in allied countries as well as in war zones, and offers ways to reorient security policies in other, more humane, and truly secure directions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003e Julian Aguon, Kozue Akibayashi, Ayse Gul Altinay, Tom Engelhardt, Cynthia Enloe, Joseph Gerson, David Heller, Amy Holmes, Laura Jeffery, Kyle Kajihiro, Hans Lammerant, John Lindsay-Poland, Catherine Lutz, Katherine McCaffrey, Roland G. Simbulan, Suzuyo Takazato, and David Vine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757803241760,"sku":"9780814752449","price":66.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/244915944f79e00a365afddb9096e288.webp?v=1780112171","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bases-of-empire-the-global-struggle-against-u-s-military-posts-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}