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02373aam a22003978i 4500 001 9AE6E494246D11E5A97E42B6DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150707010042 008 150127s2015 enk b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2015000184 020 $a 0195375319 (acid-free paper) 020 $a 9780195375312 (acid-free paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)902854069 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-ur--- $a e-ur--- 050 00 $a E183.8.S65 $b B35 2015 082 00 $a 327.73047 $2 23 100 1 $a Ball, Alan M. 245 10 $a Liberty's tears : $b Soviet portraits of the "American way of life" during the Cold War / $c compiled, translated, and introduced by Alan M. Ball. 263 $a 1501 264 1 $a Oxford : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2015. 300 $a xxviii, 369 p. ; $c 24 cm. 520 2 $a "This book is a collection of articles--organized by topic on various aspects of American society, politics, economy, and foreign policy--typical of the commentary on the United States that paraded before the Soviet population with great frequency in all Soviet media for decades after World War II. The articles have been selected from Soviet periodicals intended for a mass audience of ordinary citizens. Unlike the interminable speeches of party leaders presented in full pages of tiny print in Pravda and Izvestiia, these items were meant to be engaging and even entertaining for millions of casual Soviet readers"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Introduction: The American way of life -- Politics -- Capitalism -- Propaganda -- Police state -- America abroad -- Racism -- Violence and crime -- Culture -- Sports -- Religion -- Women -- Overtaking America -- A lighter touch. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign public opinion, Soviet $v Sources. 650 0 $a Public opinion $z Soviet Union $x History $v Sources. 651 0 $a Soviet Union $x Relations $z United States $v Sources. 651 0 $a United States $x Relations $z Soviet Union $v Sources. 650 0 $a Cold War $v Sources. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1945-1989 $v Sources. 651 0 $a United States $x Social conditions $y 1945- $v Sources. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213014351.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9AE6E494246D11E5A97E42B6DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search