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The Culture of the Cold War (American Moment (Paperback)) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Culture of the Cold WarThis text examines the impact of the Cold War - and its ending - on American culture and national identity. This edition is updated and extends the analysis from the McCarthyism of the 1950s, including its effects on the intelligentsia, to the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and beyond.
Full description- Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 19 May 1996
- Format: Paperback 288 pages
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- Categories: Cultural Studies | Social & Cultural Anthropology | Politics & Government | History Of The Americas | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000 | Postwar 20th Century History, From C 1945 To C 2000 | Social & Cultural History
- ISBN 13: 9780801851957 ISBN 10: 0801851955
- Sales rank: 456,368
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Full description for The Culture of the Cold War
"Without the Cold War, what's the point of being an American?" As if in answer to this poignant question from John Updike's Rabbit at Rest, Stephen Whitfield examines the impact of the Cold War-and its dramatic ending-on American culture in an updated version of his highly acclaimed study. In a new epilogue to this second edition, he extends his analysis from the McCarthyism of the 1950s, including its effects on the American and European intelligensia, to the civil rights movement of the 1960s and beyond. Whitfield treats his subject matter with the eye of a historian, reminding the reader that the Cold War is now a thing of the past. His treatment underscores the importance of the Cold War to our national identity and forces the reader to ask, Where do we go from here? The question is especially crucial for the Cold War historian, Whitfield argues. His new epilogue is partly a guide for new historians to tackle the complexities of Cold War studies.
