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Making the Forever War: Marilyn B. Young on the Culture and Politics of American Militarism (Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond) Hardcover – June 25, 2021

by Mary L. Dudziak (Editor), Mark Philip Bradley (Editor)
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The late historian Marilyn B. Young, a preeminent voice on the history of U.S. military conflict, spent her career reassessing the nature of American global power, its influence on domestic culture and politics, and the consequences felt by those on the receiving end of U.S. military force. At the center of her inquiries was a seeming paradox: How can the United States stay continually at war, yet Americans pay so little attention to this militarism?

Making the Forever War brings Young's articles and essays on American war together for the first time, including never before published works. Moving from the first years of the Cold War to Korea, Vietnam, and more recent "forever" wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Young reveals the ways in which war became ever-present, yet more covert and abstract, particularly as aerial bombings and faceless drone strikes have attained greater strategic value. For Young, U.S. empire persisted because of, not despite, the inattention of most Americans. The collection concludes with an afterword by prominent military historian Andrew Bacevich.
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  1. Part of series
    Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond
  2. Print length
    232 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    University of Massachusetts Press
  5. Publication date
    June 25, 2021
  6. Dimensions
    6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1625345690
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1625345691
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"[This] book is essential reading, and it would lend itself nicely to almost any course on the United States and the world, US foreign relations, US empire, or US military history."—Michael J. Allen, American Historical Review

"Marilyn B. Young remains the preeminent historian of war's place in modern American history."—Michael S. Sherry, author of The Shadow of War: The United States since the 1930s

"The essays in this collection serve as a durable testament to one of the most important academic critics of US war-making in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries."—Susan L. Carruthers, author of The Good Occupation: American Soldiers and the Hazards of Peace

"Mark Philip Bradley and Mary L. Dudziak have brought together eight published and two unpublished papers from Young’s long and illustrious career that provide readers with a wide-ranging introduction to why she was such an influential scholar, teacher, and activist. The editors’ thoughtful introduction and Andrew Bacevich's comments in an afterword contribute significantly to the value of the volume and to our understanding of Young, who died in 2017."—Peace Change

"As a whole, the book reminds us of how ground-breaking Young’s contribution was to the field of US diplomatic and military history. It also illuminates the key themes that she returned to throughout her career, which focused on how war was processed and absorbed into the US national narrative often by glossing over or 'abstracting' its violence."—H-Net Reviews

"Drawing from various writings and previously unpublished manuscripts, Bradley and Dudziak present a collection that testifies to the astonishing breadth and depth of Young’s career. Her influence on contemporary American history is undeniable, and her strong voice of dissent and activist spirit shine through in her writing . . . Making the Forever War is an excellent introduction to Young’s work and stands as a testament to her career."—Strategic Visions

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MARILYN B. YOUNG (1937–2017) was a renowned historian of American foreign relations and a longtime professor of history at New York University. Her landmark book The Vietnam Wars, 1945-1990 remains a defining work in the field. MARK PHILIP BRADLEY is Bernadotte E. Schmitt Distinguished Service Professor of International History and the College at the University of Chicago and author of The World Reimagined: Americans and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century. MARY L. DUDZIAK is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at Emory University and author of War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Massachusetts Press (June 25, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1625345690
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1625345691
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
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Mary L. Dudziak teaches legal history and constitutional law at Emory University School of Law. Her work sets American history in a global context. Cold War Civil Rights explores the relationship between civil rights and foreign relations during a time when American race discrimination undermined U.S. prestige around the world. Exporting American Dreams tells the story of Thurgood Marshall's work with Kenya's emerging leaders as they sought independence in the early 1960s. Dudziak's newest book, War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences, examines ideas about time that are embedded in the way we think about war, helping to explain why we persist in thinking that war is temporary when American military engagement seems to have no end point. More book information can be found at mdudziak.com.

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