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Unofficial Ambassadors : American Military Families Overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965.
As thousands of wives and children joined American servicemen stationed at overseas bases in the years following World War II, the military family represented a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War. Wives in particular were encouraged to use...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | As thousands of wives and children joined American servicemen stationed at overseas bases in the years following World War II, the military family represented a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War. Wives in particular were encouraged to use their feminine influence to forge ties with residents of occupied and host nations. In this untold story of Cold War diplomacy, Donna Alvah describes how these "unofficial ambassadors" spread the United States' perception of itself and its image of world order in the communities where husbands and father. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (305 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814705315 0814705316 |