{"product_id":"for-might-and-right-michael-brenes-9781625345226","title":"For Might and Right: Cold War Defense Spending and the Remaking of American Democracy","description":"How did the global Cold War influence American politics at home? \u003ci\u003eFor Might and Right \u003c\/i\u003etraces the story of how Cold War defense spending remade participatory politics, producing a powerful and dynamic political coalition that reached across party lines. This \"Cold War coalition\" favored massive defense spending over social welfare programs, bringing together a diverse array of actors from across the nation, including defense workers, community boosters, military contractors, current and retired members of the armed services, activists, and politicians. Faced with neoliberal austerity and uncertainty surrounding America's foreign policy after the 1960s, increased military spending became a bipartisan solution to create jobs and stimulate economic growth, even in the absence of national security threats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using a rich array of archival sources, Michael Brenes draws important connections between economic inequality and American militarism that enhance our understanding of the Cold War's continued impact on American democracy and the resilience of the military-industrial complex, up to the age of Donald Trump.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Brenes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625345224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625345226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Michael Brenes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995891237119,"sku":"9781625345226","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da8d85da-e2fa-422c-aa3c-20d13502311b.jpg?v=1683338468","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/for-might-and-right-michael-brenes-9781625345226","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}