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The Politics of Childhood in Cold War America
Author(s): Ann Maire Kordas (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1 Aug. 2013
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848932855
- ISBN-13: 9781848932852
Book Description
This study examines how childhood and adolescence were shaped by – and contributed to – Cold War politics in America.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘a valuable introductory text to the ways in which schools and popular culture recast traditional concerns in Cold War tropes.’ International Journal for the Historiography of Education ‘Recommended.’ CHOICE ‘distils the predominant ideologies of the time from an impressive range of texts … the variety of texts addressed speaks to Kordas’s extensive knowledge of the era.’ Journal of American Culture
About the Author
Ann Marie Kordas
