Mark l. gillem. "america town: building the outposts of empire"
Date: 10 Feb 2009, 12:49
Mark L. Gillem. "America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire" Univ. Of Minnesota Press | 2007-08-29 | ISBN: 0816649529 | 372 pages | PDF | 5 Mb American servicemen and women are currently stationed in more than 140 countries from Central America to Western Europe to the Middle East, 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. It provides a lot of new information that helped better understand some of the experiences; provides a history of how nations have always designed their occupations and then connects it to America would also appeal to anyone interested in geo-politics.
