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Author:

Grieve, Victoria, 1972- author.

Title:

Little cold warriors : American childhood in the 1950s / Victoria M. Grieve.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

viii, 205 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

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--Social aspects.--1989---Social aspects.
Cold War--Influence.
Nineteen fifties.
Since 1900

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Cold War comics: educating American children for a new global role -- A small paintbrush in the hands of a small child: Children's art and cultural diplomacy during the Cold War -- The accidental political advantages of a non-political book program: Franklin Publications and juvenile books abroad -- "Your grandchildren will grow up under communism!": Cold War advertising and American youth -- The Cold War in the schools: Educating a generation for world understanding -- Conclusion.

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. This book is about the many ways children and ideas about childhood served the demands of the Cold War."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0190675683
9780190675684

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1019935565

LCCN:

2017054098

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)