Civil Defense Begins at Home Militarization Meets Everyday Life in the Fifties |
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| Author:
| McEnaney, Laura |
| Series title: | Politics and Society in Modern America Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-00138-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2000 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $84.00 |
Book Description:
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Demonstrates that the creation of a civil defense program produced dilemmas about the degree to which civilian society should be militarized to defend itself against threats. This book uncovers responses to the militarization of daily life and reveals how government planners and ordinary people negotiated their way at the dawn of the atomic age.
Demonstrates that the creation of a civil defense program produced dilemmas about the degree to which civilian society should be militarized to defend itself against threats. This book uncovers responses to the militarization of daily life and reveals how government planners and ordinary people negotiated their way at the dawn of the atomic age.