What Did You Do in the Cold War Daddy? : Personal Stories from a Troubled Time.

The Cold War was a turbulent time to grow up in. Family ties were tested, friendships were torn apart and new beliefs forged out of the ruins of old loyalties. In this book, through twelve evocative stories of childhood and early adulthood in Australia during the Cold War years, writers from vastly...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Curthoys, Ann
Otros Autores: Damousi, Joy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : NewSouth, 2014.
Temas:
1945-1989
Cold War > Influence.
Cold War > Moral and ethical aspects > Australia.
Cold War > Anecdotes.
Guerre froide > Aspect moral > Australie.
Guerre froide > Anecdotes.
Manners and customs
War > Influence
War > Moral and ethical aspects
Australia > Social life and customs > Anecdotes.
Australie > Mœurs et coutumes > Anecdotes.
Australia
Anecdotes
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The Cold War was a turbulent time to grow up in. Family ties were tested, friendships were torn apart and new beliefs forged out of the ruins of old loyalties. In this book, through twelve evocative stories of childhood and early adulthood in Australia during the Cold War years, writers from vastly different backgrounds explore how global political events affected the intimate space of home, family life and friendships. Some writers were barely in their teens when they felt the first touches of their parents' political lives, both on the Left and the Right. Others grew up in households well at.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (300 pages)
ISBN:9781742246932
1742246931

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