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Informationen zum Autor Laura A. Belmonte Klappentext Selling the American Way documents how U.S. officials defined and defended the "American Way of Life" in a quest to promote democratic capitalism and discredit communism, but faced great difficulties in reconciling their symbolic America with the complex political, economic, and strategic realities of the Cold War. Zusammenfassung Selling the American Way documents how U.S. officials defined and defended the "American Way of Life" in a quest to promote democratic capitalism and discredit communism! but faced great difficulties in reconciling their symbolic America with the complex political! economic! and strategic realities of the Cold War. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Chronology Introduction Chapter 1: The Truman Years Chapter 2: The Eisenhower Years Chapter 3: Defining Democracy: Images of the American Political System Chapter 4: Selling Capitalism: Images of the Economy, Labor, and Consumerism Chapter 5: "The Red Target Is Your Home": Images of Gender and the Family Chapter 6: "A Lynching Should Be Reported Without Comment": Images of Race Relations Conclusion: The Costs and Limits of Selling "America" Notes Index Acknowledgments
