02076nam 2200505 a 450 991078102990332120091106153331.0979-84-00-68607-81-78034-971-81-282-52438-0978661252438710.5040/9798400686078(OCoLC)606743192(MiFhGG)GVRL3MIQ(MiAaPQ)EBC617346(OCoLC)1418755583(DLC)BP9798400686078BC(EXLCZ)99255000000001234520091103e20102024 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrThe military-industrial complex and American society /Sterling Michael Pavelec, editorSanta Barbara, Calif. :ABC-CLIO,2010.New York :Bloomsbury Publishing (US),2024.1 online resource (xxv, 427 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksDescription based on print version record.1-59884-187-4 1-59884-188-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Entries; List of Contributors; Preface; Chronology; A to W Entries; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorPresident Dwight Eisenhower famously warned against private companies gaining too much influence with the Defense Department. In the years since, what he termed the military-industrial complex has both provided an important boost to the nation's economy and generated debate-- particularly during the Iraq War when the former head of a controversial defense contractor served as vice president. Military-industrial complexUnited StatesEncyclopediasMilitary-industrial complex306.2/70973Pavelec Sterling Michael1516556DLCDLCBOOK9910781029903321The military-industrial complex and American society3877650UNINA