Embattled garrisons
Subtitle: comparative base politics and American globalism
By: Kent E. Calder.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780691131436; 9780691134635
Subjects: Military bases, American -- Foreign countries; Military bases, American -- Political aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The heritage of history; title: Deepening vulnerability : changing profiles of forward deployment and implications for policy; title: Base politics : a conceptual introduction; title: The nature of the contest; title: The base politics environment : comparative perspectives; title: Base politics deconstructed : four national paradigms; title: Base politics management : the micro-dimension; title: The financial equations : local equities, base stability, and burden-sharing; title: Bases and American strategy : emerging options; title: Implications for policy and theory.