The contest over national security. fdr, conservatives, and the struggle to claim the most powerful phrase in american politics, hardback/peter roady

National security once was not limited to physical defense.

FDR equated national security with safety from foreign attack and economic want; conservatives, fearful of costs and federal expansion, stripped out domestic policy.

The Contest over National Security explains why the US developed separate, imbalanced national security and welfare states.

Publisher: Harvard University Press Author(s): Peter Roady Illustration(s): 8 photos Number of pages: 320 Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 166 x 243 x 29 Cover type: Hardback.