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The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! : pageantry and patriotism in Cold-War America

Author: Richard M Fried
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The author presents a look at a time "when patriotic observance was a matter of high seriousness and legislated pageantry," with a special section on an event in Mosinee, Wisconsin, staged by the American Legion, where the town was "invaded" by Communists.--Jacket.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Richard M Fried
ISBN: 0195070208 9780195070200
OCLC Number: 38478524
Description: xiv, 220 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Introduction: Crossing Boundaries and Acknowledging Support Pt. I. Understanding Contextual Settings. 1. Beginning Reflections on Language, Power, and Ethics. 2. Postwar Development: International Institutions Marginalize Women. 3. Women Engaging Public Affairs: Institutions Matter Pt. II. Analyzing Substantive Policies with a Gender Lens. 4. Education for Life and Capacitation. 5. Women's Work: Central to Economies. 6. Population, Overconsumption, and Reproductive Health. 7. Public Safety, Peace, and Violence against Women Pt. III. Applying Context and Policy Analysis to Action. 8. Bringing Politics Back in: Institutional Contexts for Mainstreaming. 9. Institutional Strategies: Analyzing Political Contexts. 10. Engaging and Changing the Political Mainstream. App. The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Responsibility: Richard M. Fried.

Abstract:

The author presents a look at a time "when patriotic observance was a matter of high seriousness and legislated pageantry," with a special section on an event in Mosinee, Wisconsin, staged by the American Legion, where the town was "invaded" by Communists.--Jacket.

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