Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine
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Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine is a nonfiction book that investigates how the U.S. military-industrial complex is driven by profit and bureaucracy rather than genuine security needs.
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Target entity: Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine Context triple: [Andrew Cockburn, notableWork, Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine]
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A.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
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B.
Waging Modern War
Waging Modern War is a memoir and analysis of the Kosovo conflict and contemporary military strategy by retired U.S. General Wesley K. Clark.
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C.
Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War
"Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War" is a nonfiction book by historian and former Army officer Andrew Bacevich that critiques the bipartisan U.S. foreign policy consensus and argues it has entrenched a self-perpetuating state of endless military intervention.
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D.
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
"The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" is a non-fiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. imperial overreach, permanent war, and the erosion of American democracy.
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E.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine Target entity description: Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine is a nonfiction book that investigates how the U.S. military-industrial complex is driven by profit and bureaucracy rather than genuine security needs.
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A.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
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B.
Waging Modern War
Waging Modern War is a memoir and analysis of the Kosovo conflict and contemporary military strategy by retired U.S. General Wesley K. Clark.
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C.
Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War
"Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War" is a nonfiction book by historian and former Army officer Andrew Bacevich that critiques the bipartisan U.S. foreign policy consensus and argues it has entrenched a self-perpetuating state of endless military intervention.
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D.
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
"The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" is a non-fiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. imperial overreach, permanent war, and the erosion of American democracy.
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E.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book about politics
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book about the military–industrial complex ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Andrew Cockburn ⓘ |
| centralClaim | the U.S. military–industrial complex is driven by profit and bureaucracy rather than genuine security needs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
Pentagon spending practices
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U.S. defense contractors ⓘ
linked to:
United States defense companies
use of national security rhetoric to justify profit-driven wars ⓘ |
| examines |
influence of lobbyists on defense policy
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relationship between the Pentagon and private industry ⓘ waste and inefficiency in U.S. defense procurement ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Iraq War
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War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
post–Cold War U.S. military interventions ⓘ |
| genre |
investigative journalism
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political nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasForm |
investigative case studies
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narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of U.S. militarism
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critical of defense contractors ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
critics of militarism
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general readers interested in politics ⓘ readers interested in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of how war benefits private contractors
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critique of U.S. defense spending priorities ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| publisher | Verso Books ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Eisenhower's military–industrial complex warning
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linked to:
Eisenhower's farewell address
defense budget ⓘ war economy ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins ⓘ |
| subject |
Pentagon bureaucracy
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U.S. foreign policy ⓘ United States military–industrial complex ⓘ
linked to:
military–industrial complex
defense industry ⓘ national security policy ⓘ war profiteering ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine ⓘ |
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