Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. List of Tables x
5. Foreword xi
6. List of Abbreviations xv
7. Introduction 1
8. Chapter One. The Heritage of History 4
9. Chapter Two. Deepening Vulnerability 36
10. Chapter Three. Base Politics 64
11. Chapter Four. The Nature of the Contest 79
12. Chapter Five. The Base-Politics Environment 97
13. Chapter Six. Base Politics Deconstructed 126
14. Chapter Seven. Base-Politics Management 164
15. Chapter Eight. The Financial Equations 188
16. Chapter Nine. Bases and American Strategy 209
17. Chapter Ten. Implications For Policy and Theory 225
18. Appendix. Base Politics Paradigms: Specific Cases through 2006 255
19. Notes 257
20. Bibliography 295
21. Index 309