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All the President's Generals: Civil-Military Relations in the US and Beyond

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States17.S916
Free, no sign-up neededJanuary IAP 2020English
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This course introduces the unique characteristics of militaries and explores the roles they play in the societies they are constructed to defend, with a special focus on the relationships between the military and their civilian leaders and popular publics. Topics include a modern history of relations between US presidents and the military, coups and military governments, public trust in the military, racial integration of the military, and the military-industrial (and tech!) complex.

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