Civil Defense Begins at Home: Militarization Meets Everyday Life in the Fifties

Author:   Laura McEnaney
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   6
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9780691001388


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   09 July 2000
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Laura McEnaney
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780691001388


ISBN 10:   0691001383
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   09 July 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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[A] superb social history of American civil defense programs in the 1950s. . . . I highly recommend [the book] to anyone interested in this important phase of postwar American political development. --Andrew D. Grossman, Journal of Cold War Studies The book focuses on the political culture in which [Civil Defense] activists sought to devise a program, pry support from a stingy Congress, and evangelize the public. . . . [It is] admirably well researched often imaginative, and always interesting. --Richard M. Fried, American Historical Review An important book that examines both the historical roots of Cold War political development in the United States and the effects of domestic Cold War mobilization on American society. I highly recommend Civil Defense Begins at Home to anyone interested in this important phase of postwar American political development. This book will be an excellent addition to advanced undergraduate courses as well as graduate courses in history, political science, and American studies. --Andrew D. Grossman, Journal of Cold War Studies McEnaney's well-researched and well-written monograph adds to our understanding of the Cold War, the 1950s, and the relationship between military and domestic policy. Her analysis of gender, race and class adds significant dimensions to the current literature. --D'Ann Campbell, The Journal of American History [A] chilling study of the militarization of the American home under the civil defense policies of the Cold War. --Tom Vanderbilt, Bookforum A thought-provoking and richly empirical study of the evolution of civil defense and its implications for American citizens and their government during the first full decade of the nuclear age . . . McEnaney's book is an absolute must-read for those interested in nuclear history, the social history of the 1950s, as well as gender and race analyses. --Paul G. Pierpaoli, Military History


A thought-provoking and richly empirical study of the evolution of civil defense and its implications for American citizens and their government during the first full decade of the nuclear age ... McEnaney's book is an absolute must-read for those interested in nuclear history, the social history of the 1950s, as well as gender and race analyses. --Paul G. Pierpaoli, Military History [A] chilling study of the militarization of the American home under the civil defense policies of the Cold War. --Tom Vanderbilt, Bookforum McEnaney's well-researched and well-written monograph adds to our understanding of the Cold War, the 1950s, and the relationship between military and domestic policy. Her analysis of gender, race and class adds significant dimensions to the current literature. --D'Ann Campbell, The Journal of American History An important book that examines both the historical roots of Cold War political development in the United States and the effects of domestic Cold War mobilization on American society. I highly recommend Civil Defense Begins at Home to anyone interested in this important phase of postwar American political development. This book will be an excellent addition to advanced undergraduate courses as well as graduate courses in history, political science, and American studies. --Andrew D. Grossman, Journal of Cold War Studies The book focuses on the political culture in which [Civil Defense] activists sought to devise a program, pry support from a stingy Congress, and evangelize the public... [It is] admirably well researched often imaginative, and always interesting. --Richard M. Fried, American Historical Review [A] superb social history of American civil defense programs in the 1950s... I highly recommend [the book] to anyone interested in this important phase of postwar American political development. --Andrew D. Grossman, Journal of Cold War Studies


A thought-provoking and richly empirical study of the evolution of civil defense and its implications for American citizens and their government during the first full decade of the nuclear age ... McEnaney's book is an absolute must-read for those interested in nuclear history, the social history of the 1950s, as well as gender and race analyses. -- Paul G. Pierpaoli, Military History [A] chilling study of the militarization of the American home under the civil defense policies of the Cold War. -- Tom Vanderbilt, Bookforum McEnaney's well-researched and well-written monograph adds to our understanding of the Cold War, the 1950s, and the relationship between military and domestic policy. Her analysis of gender, race and class adds significant dimensions to the current literature. -- D'Ann Campbell, The Journal of American History An important book that examines both the historical roots of Cold War political development in the United States and the effects of domestic Cold War mobilization on American society. I highly recommend Civil Defense Begins at Home to anyone interested in this important phase of postwar American political development. This book will be an excellent addition to advanced undergraduate courses as well as graduate courses in history, political science, and American studies. -- Andrew D. Grossman, Journal of Cold War Studies The book focuses on the political culture in which [Civil Defense] activists sought to devise a program, pry support from a stingy Congress, and evangelize the public... [It is] admirably well researched often imaginative, and always interesting. -- Richard M. Fried, American Historical Review [A] superb social history of American civil defense programs in the 1950s... I highly recommend [the book] to anyone interested in this important phase of postwar American political development. -- Andrew D. Grossman, Journal of Cold War Studies


A thought-provoking and richly empirical study of the evolution of civil defense and its implications for American citizens and their government during the first full decade of the nuclear age ... McEnaney's book is an absolute must-read for those interested in nuclear history, the social history of the 1950s, as well as gender and race analyses. -- Paul G. Pierpaoli, Military History [A] chilling study of the militarization of the American home under the civil defense policies of the Cold War. -- Tom Vanderbilt, Bookforum McEnaney's well-researched and well-written monograph adds to our understanding of the Cold War, the 1950s, and the relationship between military and domestic policy. Her analysis of gender, race and class adds significant dimensions to the current literature. -- D'Ann Campbell, The Journal of American History An important book that examines both the historical roots of Cold War political development in the United States and the effects of domestic Cold War mobilization on American society. I highly recommend Civil Defense Begins at Home to anyone interested in this important phase of postwar American political development. This book will be an excellent addition to advanced undergraduate courses as well as graduate courses in history, political science, and American studies. -- Andrew D. Grossman, Journal of Cold War Studies The book focuses on the political culture in which [Civil Defense] activists sought to devise a program, pry support from a stingy Congress, and evangelize the public... [It is] admirably well researched often imaginative, and always interesting. -- Richard M. Fried, American Historical Review [A] superb social history of American civil defense programs in the 1950s... I highly recommend [the book] to anyone interested in this important phase of postwar American political development. -- Andrew D. Grossman, Journal of Cold War Studies


A thought-provoking and richly empirical study of the evolution of civil defense and its implications for American citizens and their government during the first full decade of the nuclear age ... McEnaney's book is an absolute must-read for those interested in nuclear history, the social history of the 1950s, as well as gender and race analyses. -- Paul G. Pierpaoli Military History [A] chilling study of the militarization of the American home under the civil defense policies of the Cold War. -- Tom Vanderbilt Bookforum McEnaney's well-researched and well-written monograph adds to our understanding of the Cold War, the 1950s, and the relationship between military and domestic policy. Her analysis of gender, race and class adds significant dimensions to the current literature. -- D'Ann Campbell The Journal of American History An important book that examines both the historical roots of Cold War political development in the United States and the effects of domestic Cold War mobilization on American society. I highly recommend Civil Defense Begins at Home to anyone interested in this important phase of postwar American political development. This book will be an excellent addition to advanced undergraduate courses as well as graduate courses in history, political science, and American studies. -- Andrew D. Grossman Journal of Cold War Studies The book focuses on the political culture in which [Civil Defense] activists sought to devise a program, pry support from a stingy Congress, and evangelize the public... [It is] admirably well researched often imaginative, and always interesting. -- Richard M. Fried American Historical Review [A] superb social history of American civil defense programs in the 1950s... I highly recommend [the book] to anyone interested in this important phase of postwar American political development. -- Andrew D. Grossman Journal of Cold War Studies


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Laura McEnaney is Assistant Professor of History at Whittier College in California.

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