Erin Fitz-Henry is Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

• 1.Bananas, Beaches, and Bases?: A Brief History of Empire 2. "But There's No American Base Here!": Becoming Foreign in a Domestic Sense 3.The Scales of Opposition: Becoming Regional in an International Sense 4.Obligatory Charities, Generous Obligations: Becoming Civilian in a Military Sense 5.The Return of the City-State?: Becoming Autonomous in a Sovereign Sense 6.Becoming Colombian in an Ecuadorian Sense

The volume is well written, theoretically sophisticated, and full of insights, and it importantly provides the voices of many locals. ... The book is written from the perspective of an activist-anthropologist ... . to her great credit and disciplinary professionalism, Fitz-Henry does a superb job of bringing out the full complexity of the social and cultural circumstances of Manta. For any anthropologist concerned with global and national issues of militarism and militarization, this is an important and timely volume." (Eyal Ben-Ari, American Anthropologist, Vol. 118 (4), December, 2016)