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Spiritual weapons : the Cold War and the forging of an American national religion /

While some may argue that religion has & continues to influence U.S. foreign policy, others would argue that foreign policy has significantly influenced an American National Religion after 1947. Here, Gunn shows that in the wake of World War II, Americans quickly returned to their traditional pe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gunn, T. Jeremy (Thomas Jeremy) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, ©2009.
Colección:Religion, politics, and public life.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:While some may argue that religion has & continues to influence U.S. foreign policy, others would argue that foreign policy has significantly influenced an American National Religion after 1947. Here, Gunn shows that in the wake of World War II, Americans quickly returned to their traditional peacetime suspicion of the military & engaged in disputes over capitalism. When Churchill delivered his Iron Curtain speech in 1946, the American press & American politicians panned it. Only one year later, the United States began to identify itself in reaction to the Soviet Union & its growing power and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 296 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285 and index.
ISBN:9780313043260
0313043264
0275985490
9780275985493
9786612415975
6612415975
1282415972
9781282415973
ISSN:1934-290X