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The Use of Sports to Promote the American Way of Life During the Cold War

Cultural Propaganda, 1945-1963

Russ Crawford (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

332 Seiten

2008 | New ed.
Edwin Mellen Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7734-5074-5 (ISBN)

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Investigates the use of sport in the first two decades of the Cold War to resist Communism by strengthening the American Way of Life. This book also evaluates the gains and losses of minorities in this era.

Russ Crawford is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Political Science and Criminal Justice, at Ohio Northern University. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Foreword; Introduction: Sport and the Cold War; 1. Sport and the American Way of Life; 2. Molding America's Youth; 3. Chip Hilton, Cold Warrior; 4. Rehabilitating the American Way: The NCAA and the Myth of Purity; 5. Predicting Loyalty: Sport, the American Way, and Their Opponents; 6. Opportunities Gained: African-Americans and the American Way of Life; 7. Opportunities Lost: Women and the American Way of Life; Epilogue: Bringing It All Together; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.2008
Vorwort	Benjamin G. Rader
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7734-5074-2 / 0773450742
ISBN-13	978-0-7734-5074-5 / 9780773450745
Zustand	Neuware