TY - BOOK AU - Hossein-zadeh,Ismael TI - The political economy of U.s. militarism SN - 0230602282 AV - H825 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - New York ; Basingstoke PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Military-industrial complex KW - United States KW - Military policy KW - Economic aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-289) and index; The military-industrial giant: an empire in itself -- Imperial militarisms: past and present -- The rise of U.S. militarism -- Inventing "threats to our national interests" -- Militant Islam, terrorism, and "clash of civilizations" -- Behind the invasion of Iraq -- Waste, inefficiency, and the spoils of military spending -- The political economy of U.S. military spending -- Limits of U.S. militarism ER -