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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: K.A. CuordileonePublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.740kg ISBN: 9780415925990ISBN 10: 0415925991 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 02 April 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsHow conspicuous masculinity came to define a successful Democratic candidacy is, in effect, the topic of Manhood and American Political Culture in the Cold War, a solid and judicious historical analysis of public discourse, from the end of the 1940's until the Vietnam War...Cuordileone has made an invaluable contribution to the political and cultural history of the postwar era. --Stephen J Whitfield, Brandeis University K.A. Cuordileone has written a remarkably timely book exploring how anxieties about gender lay at the core of Cold War thinking. The book is a wonderfully researched, highly engaging investigation of the many ways discourse about masculinity shaped early Cold War ideology. -- Robert Griswold, author of Fatherhood in America: A History In this nuanced but powerful book, Cuordileone explores how concerns about gender, sexuality, and especially manhood transformed the language of American politics, in the process, recasting American liberalism into a pragmatic, fighting faith. Focusing on the years from the onset of the Cold War in the late 1940s, Cuordileone skillfully links politics, cultural history, and social change as she highlights the tensions that still define and plague America's political culture. -- Daniel Horowitz, author of Betty Friedan and the Making of The Feminine Mystique This book examines the fascinating confluence of fears of communism and of sexual disorder in the early cold war. Its provocative analysis of political rhetoric, popular books, and feature films is a major contribution to the scholarship on cold war political culture. -- Kathryn S. Olmsted, author of Red Spy Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth Bentley ...it makes an original and important contribution to the history of Cold War America... --Robert Dean, Eastern Washington University, The Journal of American History K.A. Cuordileone has written a remarkably timely book exploring how anxieties about gender lay at the core of Cold War thinking. The book is a wonderfully researched, highly engaging investigation of the many ways discourse about masculinity shaped early Cold War ideology. <br>. <br>-Robert Griswold, author of Fatherhood in America: A History <br> In this nuanced but powerful book, Cuordileone explores how concerns about gender, sexuality, and especially manhood transformed the language of American politics, in the process, recasting American liberalism into a pragmatic, fighting faith. Focusing on the years from the onset of the Cold War in the late 1940s, Cuordileone skillfully links politics, cultural history, and social change as she highlights the tensions that still define and plague America's political culture. <br>. <br>-Daniel Horowitz, author of Betty Friedan and the Making of The Feminine Mystique <br> This book examines the fascinating confluence of fears of communism and of sexual disorder in the early cold war. Its provocative analysis of political rhetoric, popular books, and feature films is a major contribution to the scholarship on cold war political culture. <br>. <br>-Kathryn S. Olmsted, author of Red Spy Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth Bentley <br> Author InformationK.A. Cuordileone is Associate Professor of History, New York City College of Technology, The City University of New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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