American Soldiers Overseas
Subtitle: The Global Military Presence (Perspectives on the Twentieth Century)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: September 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780275973544
Subjects: Warfare & Defence; History; Archaeology / Anthropology; Military; USA; Anthropology - Cultural; History / Military / United States; Military - General; Armed Forces; Foreign countries; Military bases, American; United States
First sentence: From the onset of the European presence in the New World, military force, or the threat of its use, characterized interaction between European and Native societies, as well as among the various European groups themselves.
Description: "Through case studies of communities around the world, Baker shows that the U.S. armed forces have had a surprisingly large impact both positive and negative, on the affairs of many (but not all) host societies, including economic revitalization, cultural change, and, sometimes, tragic social consequences. In more than a few cases, the U.S. military presence has become politically controversial on a national level. On the other hand, many host nations have successfully circumscribed the activities of military communities, rendering their potentially disruptive presence almost invisible."--BOOK JACKET.