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
Main Author: Hunt, Andrew E., 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Protest movements.
Politics and government.
Peace movements.
Cold War (1945-1989) in popular culture.
Antinuclear movement.
Protest movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Peace movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Antinuclear movement > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War in popular culture > United States.
United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1981-1989.
History.
Electronic books.
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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