Education for Annihilation by Willam H. Boyer - 1972

Honolulu, Hawaii: Hogarth Press-Hawaii, 1972. Soft cover. Good+. Softcover. Light wear to covers. Bit of speckling to fore-edge of text block. Light underlining on two pages, else interior is clean and unmarked. Minor buckle to book. 162 Pages. 9 x 5.75 inches. A deconstruction of what the author refers to as the "military-educational-cultural complex," being the indoctrination of militarism and military values through schools, military institutions and through American culture. Boyer also provides a strategic roadmap for reconstructing American society in order to prepare for a future without war. Contents: Part I - Teaching for War Through Military Institutions: 1. Conditioning Military Behavior. 2. Indoctrinating Military Ideologies. 3. Creating Marines: Militarism Par Excellence. Part II - Teaching for War Through Civilian Institutions: 4. Teaching Military Values Through Civilian Institutions. 5. Teaching Military Values in American Schools. Part III - Reconstructing American Society: Education for Survival. William Harrison Boyer (1924-2006) was Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Hawaii and taught courses on social and environmental futures.