We begin bombing in five minutes : late Cold War culture in the age of Reagan /

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"In the moments before his weekly radio address hit the airwaves in 1984, Ronald Reagan made an off-the-record joke: "I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." As reports of the stunt leaked to the press, many Americans did not fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hunt, Andrew E., 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
Series:Culture and politics in the Cold War and beyond
Subjects:
1900-1999
Cold War in popular culture > United States.
Antinuclear movement > United States > History > 20th century.
Peace movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Protest movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Mouvement antinucléaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements pacifistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Contestation > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
Antinuclear movement
Cold War (1945-1989) in popular culture
Peace movements
Politics and government
Protest movements
United States > Politics and government > 1981-1989.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1981-1989.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage
  • Nostalgia wars
  • In the shadow of Vietnam
  • Seeing Reds
  • No nukes
  • The wars for Central America
  • The end of the line
  • Conclusion.

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