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Empire's Labor: The Global Army That Supports U.S. Wars

Contributor(s): Moore, Adam D (Author)

ISBN: 9781501742170

Publisher: Cornell University Press

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Pub Date: November 15, 2019

Dewey: 355.340973

LCCN: 2019006498

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 18 to UP

Physical Info: 0.80" H x 8.90" L x 5.90" W ( 0.90 lbs) 264 pages

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Description: In a dramatic unveiling of the little-known world of contracted military logistics, Adam Moore examines the lives of the global army of laborers who support US overseas wars. Empire's Labor brings us the experience of the hundreds of thousands of men and women who perform jobs such as truck drivers and administrative assistants at bases located...

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Adam Moore has undertaken detailed research, including interviews with workers, to explore the labor force buttressing the U.S. military. He traces patterns of recruitment, finds evidence of exploitative and discriminatory labor practices, and explores how the military's recruitment of legions of workers affects their countries of origin.

-- "Foreign Affairs"

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