ISBN:
9781136055027
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1136055029
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (313 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Cuordileone, K.A Manhood and American Political Culture in the Cold War
DDC:
306.2097309045
Keywords:
Political culture History
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20th century
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United States
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Liberalism History
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20th century
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United States
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Masculinity Political aspects
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History
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20th century
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United States
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Sex role Political aspects
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History
;
20th century
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United States
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Liberalism History 20th century
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Masculinity Political aspects 20th century
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History
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Sex role Political aspects 20th century
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History
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Political culture History 20th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
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Liberalism
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Masculinity ; Political aspects
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Political culture
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Politics and government
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Sex role ; Political aspects
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
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History
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United States Politics and government
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1945-1989
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United States
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United States Politics and government 1945-1989
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United States
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Electronic books
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Electronic books History
Abstract:
Manhood and American Political Culture in the Cold War explores the meaning of anxiety as expressed through the political and cultural language of the early cold war era. Cuordileone shows how the preoccupation with the soft, malleable American character reflected not only anti-Communism but acute anxieties about manhood and sexuality. Reading major figures like Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Adlai Stevenson, Joseph McCarthy, Norman Mailer, JFK, and many lesser known public figures, Cuordileone reveals how the era's cult of toughness shaped the political dynamics of the time and inspired a reinventio
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