Tip of the spear : land, labor, and US settler militarism in Guåhan, 1944-1962 / Alfred Peredo Flores.
| Author/creator | Flores, Alfred Peredo, 1980- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2023. |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | xvi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The United States in the world United States in the world. ^A765710 |
| Contents | Introduction: Becoming the Tip of America's Spear -- CHamoru Land Stewardship and Military Land Taking -- The Remaking of Guåhan -- The Civilian-Military Laborers of Guåhan -- Militarized Intimacies -- From Breadbasket to Naval Air Station. |
| Abstract | "This book utilizes the concept of settler militarism to investigate how the island of Guåhan was transformed from a pre-World War II coaling station into a major U.S. military site that was used to wage military operations during the Cold War"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Flores, Alfred Peredo, 1980- Tip of the spear. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2023 9781501771354 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022055136 |
| ISBN | 9781501771347 |
| ISBN | 1501771345 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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