Over There: Living with the U.S. Military Empire from World War Two to the Present

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Over There explores the social impact of America's global network of more than 700 military bases. It does so by examining interactions between U. S. soldiers and members of host communities in the three locations--South Korea, Japan and Okinawa, and West Germany--where more than-two thirds of American overseas bases and troops have been concentrated for the past six decades. The essays in this collection highlight the role of cultural and racial assumptions in the maintenance of the American military base system, and the ways that civil-military relations play out locally. Describing how political, spatial, and social arrangements shape relations between American garrisons and surrounding communities, they emphasize such factors as whether military bases are located in democratic nations or in authoritarian countries where cooperation with dictatorial regimes fuels resentment; whether bases are integrated into neighboring communities or isolated and surrounded by "camp towns" wholly dependent on their business; and whether the United States sends single soldiers without families on one-year tours of duty or soldiers who bring their families and serve longer tours. Analyzing the implications of these and other situations, the contributors address U. S. military-regulated relations between GIs and local women; the roles of American women, including military wives, abroad; local resistance to the U. S. military presence; and racism, sexism, and homophobia within the U. S. military. Over There is an essential examination of the American military as a global and transnational phenomenon. Contributors Donna Alvah Chris Ames Jeff Bennett Maria Hhn Seungsook Moon Christopher Nelson Robin Riley Michiko Takeuchi
Copyright:
2010

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ISBN-13:
9780822393283
Publisher:
Duke University Press
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Duke University Press
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Language:
English
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Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction
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