Base politics
Subtitle: democratic change and the U.S. military overseas
By: Alexander Cooley.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780801446054
Subjects: Military bases, American -- Political aspects -- Foreign countries.; United States -- Armed Forces -- Foreign countries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-299) and index.
Table of contents: value: Political change and the overseas American military presence; value: Overseas military basing agreements : issues and methodology; value: The Philippines and Spain : in the shadow of the dictator; value: South Korea and Turkey : from common defense to political uncertainty; value: Okinawa and the Azores : island hosts and triangular politics; value: Japan and Italy : the politics of clientelism and one-party democratic rule; value: Central Asia and the global defense posture review : new bases, old politics; value: Conclusion : America's past and future base politics.