Standardizing Empire: The Us Military, Korea, and the Origins of Military Industrial Capitalism

＂This book traces the rise of military industrial capitalism. It explains how the US military’s overseas presence in places like South Korea during the Cold War led to a globalized economy, which facilitated both South Korea’s ＂economic miracle＂ and the decline of US industrial might＂-- Provided by publisher.

Patrick Chung is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park.