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Little cold warriors : American childhood in the 1950s / Victoria M. Grieve.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190675714 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Children and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Children in popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Children and politics -- History -- 20th century | Propaganda, American -- History -- 20th century
| Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- Social aspects | Cold War -- Influence | Nineteen fiftiesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190675684DDC classification: 303.66083 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Nostalgic narratives of the 1950s obscure a history of postwar childhood that has more in common with the war years and the sixties, when children were mobilized to fight the Cold War both at home and abroad. 'Little Cold Warriors' illustrates the many ways children and ideas about childhood served the demands of the Cold War.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nostalgic narratives of the 1950s obscure a history of postwar childhood that has more in common with the war years and the sixties, when children were mobilized to fight the Cold War both at home and abroad. 'Little Cold Warriors' illustrates the many ways children and ideas about childhood served the demands of the Cold War.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 10, 2018).