America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire

Mark L. Gillem

America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire
Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Country
United States
Published
1 November 2007
Pages
392
ISBN
9780816649532

America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire

Mark L. Gillem

American servicemen and -women are currently stationed in more than 140 countries, often living and working on military bases that not only dominate foreign territories but also re-create familiar space that feels like home -gated communities filled with rambling subdivisions, franchised restaurants, and lush golf courses. Through case studies of several U.S. military facilities Gillem exposes military installations as exports of the American Dream. With passion and eloquence he questions the impact of this practice on the rest of the world, exposing the arrogance of U.S. consumption of foreign land.

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