Garrison State Hegemony in U.S. Politics A Critical Ethnohistory of Corruption and Power in the World’s Oldest ‘Democracy’

“As the Libertarian Party turns 50, Robert A. Williams provides a critical historical account and eye-opening ethnography of hegemonic cultural trends affecting all parties in the United States while tracing the role of the military/industrial complex in their generation. His book is an insightful contribution to anthropology, political science, sociology, and U.S. history.”—Kwaku Obosu-Mensah, Author of Ghana’s Volta Resettlement Scheme: The Long-Term Consequences of Post-Colonial State Planning and Food Production in Urban Areas: A Study of Urban Agriculture in Accra, Ghana
“Wide ranging and interdisciplinary, Garrison State Hegemony in U.S. Politics offers a unique granular view of the origins and directions of libertarian politics and its complex and fractious internal dynamics, focusing particularly on Ohio. Robert A. Williams’s estimable book offers a case study of electoral failure in third party American politics.”—Jack Glazier, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Oberlin College
“Bringing a fresh ethnographic approach to the sociology of electioneering, Garrison State Hegemony in U.S. Politics critically illuminates how Libertarian party activists have had to adapt to scores of ever-changing manifestations of cultural hegemony, to nevertheless be swept away electorally.”—Alexander Smith, Associate Professor of Sociology, The University of Warwick