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List of Illustrations |
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Preface |
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A Note on Language and Terminology |
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Introduction: “If We Build Them, Wars Will Come” |
PART I |
IMPERIAL SUCCESSION |
1. |
Conquest |
2. |
Occupied |
PART II |
EXPANDING EMPIRE |
3. |
Why Are So Many Places Named Fort? |
4. |
Invading Your Neighbors |
5. |
The Permanent Indian Frontier |
6. |
Going Global |
PART III |
IMPERIAL TRANSITIONS |
7. |
The Military Opens Doors |
8. |
Reopening the Frontier |
PART IV |
GLOBAL EMPIRE |
9. |
Empire of Bases |
10. |
The Spoils of War |
11. |
Normalizing Occupation |
12. |
Islands of Imperialism |
13. |
The Colonial Present |
14. |
Building Blowback |
PART V |
HYPERIMPERIALISM |
15. |
Did the “Cold War” End? |
16. |
Out-of-Control War |
17. |
War Is the Mission |
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Conclusion: Ending “Endless Wars” |
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Gratitude and Thanks |
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Appendix: U.S. Wars, Combat, and Other Combat Actions Abroad |
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Notes |
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Suggested Resources |
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Index |
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List of Titles in California Series in Public Anthropology |