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The American Military After 9/11

Society, State, and Empire

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: The Day that Changed Everything? (911)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Matthew J. Morgan
      Pages 1-8
  3. The New War

    1. The New War

      • Matthew J. Morgan
      Pages 9-29
  4. The Armed Forces and Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
    2. Struggling For Relevance

      • Matthew J. Morgan
      Pages 33-54
    3. The New Social Identity

      • Matthew J. Morgan
      Pages 55-72
  5. The Armed Forces and the State

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. The Estranged Military

      • Matthew J. Morgan
      Pages 75-88
    3. Toward New Civil-Military Relations

      • Matthew J. Morgan
      Pages 89-97
    4. The Garrison State

      • Matthew J. Morgan
      Pages 99-113
  6. The Armed Forces and American Empire

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
    2. The Changing International Scene

      • Matthew J. Morgan
      Pages 117-144
    3. American Empire

      • Matthew J. Morgan
      Pages 145-156
    4. Conclusions

      • Matthew J. Morgan
      Pages 157-166
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 167-211

About this book

This book describes the intense mobilization of American society in the Global War on Terrorism coupled with trends in progress before 9/11. With its focus on maximizing civilian casualties, terrorism has been uniquely able to arouse the popular emotion and make us rethink the use of military force.

Reviews

"...an empirical gem,....a valuable addition to the libraries of anyone with an interest in military history, sociology, psychology, or political science." - Parameters"An essential and necessary tour-de-force across the American civil-military relations literature contextualized in the aftermath of the post-9/11 world.Morgan captures the historical writings of many of the scholarly giants of civil-military studies such as Huntington and stands on their shoulders, coupling them with hot button case studies of landmines and women in the military. While heavily weighted toward political science, the analysis is interdisciplinary in focus, capturing works from strategic studies, war studies, military history, international relations, military sociology, and military psychology as well. American and international audiences will find the book to be a strong contribution to the evolving literature." - Morten G. Ender, Sociology Program Director, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, United States Military Academy * " . . .solid and well-written . . . covers a great deal of intellectual ground efficiently. . . .has the scholarly substance to satisfy specialists in civil-military specialists and the readability to interest a lay audience. I recommend it highly . . .belongs on the bookshelf of anyone concerned with the effect of the current and projected future threat environments on the military and on its relation to the society it serves." - John Allen Williams, Professor of Political Science, Loyola University

About the author

Matthew J. Morgan is Associate Professor, McKinsey & Company.

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