To Lead the Free World American Nationalism and the Cultural Roots of the Cold War

Name: To Lead the Free World American Nationalism and the Cultural Roots of the Cold War
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ISBN: 9780807848364

ISBN-10: 0807848360

ISBN-13: 9780807848364

Edition: 2000

Authors: John Fousek

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In this cultural history of the origins of the Cold War, John Fousek argues boldly that American nationalism provided the ideological glue for the broad public consensus that supported U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era. From the late 1940s through the late 1980s, the United States waged cold war against the Soviet Union not primarily in the name of capitalism or Western civilizationneither of which would have united the American people behind the causebut in the name of America. Through close readings of sources that range from presidential speeches and popular magazines to labor union debates and the African American press, Fousek shows how traditional nationalist ideas about…

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List price: $32.50
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 3/27/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Moment of Victory



The Meaning of Victory



The Meaning of Global Responsibility



From One World into Two



Defining "Free World" Leadership



Limited War, Global Struggle- the Meaning of Korea


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index