Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security

by Andrew Preston

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The story of how FDR and fellow New Dealers created the idea of national security, transforming the meaning of defense and vastly expanding the US government's responsibilities.

National security may seem like a timeless notion. States have always sought to fortify themselves, and the modern state derives its legitimacy from protecting its population. Yet national security in fact has a very particular, very American, history--and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674737385

ISBN13:9780674737389

Release Date:May 2025

Publisher:Belknap Press

Length:320 Pages

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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