Cold War Captives : Imprisonment, Escape, and Brainwashing /

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Susan Carruthers offers a provocative history of early Cold War America, in which she recreates a time when World War III seemed imminent. She shows how central to American opinion at the time was a fascination with captivity & escape. Captivity became a way to understand everything.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carruthers, Susan L. (Susan Lisa)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Repatriation
Popular culture
Political prisoners
Defection
Cold War (1945-1989) in motion pictures.
Cold War (1945-1989) in mass media.
Cold War (1945-1989) in literature.
Captivity narratives
Brainwashing
Social aspects.
HISTORY > United States > General.
HISTORY > Modern.
Guerre froide dans la litterature.
Guerre froide au cinema.
Guerre froide dans les medias.
Lavage de cerveau > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Rapatriement > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Prisonniers politiques > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Recits de captivite.
Guerre froide > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cold War in literature.
Cold War in motion pictures.
Cold War in mass media.
Brainwashing > History > 20th century.
Defection > History > 20th century.
Repatriation > History > 20th century.
Political prisoners > History > 20th century.
Captivity narratives.
Cold War > Social aspects > United States.
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
United States
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Susan Carruthers offers a provocative history of early Cold War America, in which she recreates a time when World War III seemed imminent. She shows how central to American opinion at the time was a fascination with captivity & escape. Captivity became a way to understand everything.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages).
ISBN:9780520944794

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