The Final Frontier
Subtitle: America, Science, and Terror
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: December 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781859846827
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; Warfare & Defence; United States; Military Science; History; Politics / Current Events; Science and state; Military; USA; Military policy; General; Military - Weapons; 20th century; 21st century; Military-industrial complex
First sentence: On 29 July 1921 General "Billy" Mitchell of the US Army Air Service led a force of heavy bombers from Virginia to New York.
Description: "In this original work Dominick Jenkins provides a meticulously researched history of the First World War origins of the current relationship between the American presidency and US weapons laboratories." "The comparisons Jenkins draws with the contemporary situation are clear and compelling: As with the German sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, the 11 September attacks are now being used to convince Americans to back the expansion of presidential power and a permanent war against rogue states and terrorists." "Engaging with theorists such as Foucault, Lyotard and Agamben, The Final Frontier crosses the boundaries between history, ethics, law, politics, and science, developing a powerful and highly topical argument through the use of vivid historical examples. It will be of interest not only to specialists but to anyone interested in the history of science, technology, and the military, as well as providing compelling reading for activists in the peace, environmental, and anti-globalization movements."--Jacket.