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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452437403321

Autore

Crouse Eric Robert <1960->

Titolo

An American stand [[electronic resource] ] : Senator Margaret Chase Smith and the communist menace, 1948-1972 / / Eric R. Crouse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, 2010

ISBN

0-7391-4444-8

1-299-15699-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Disciplina

328.73/092

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Soggetti

Anti-communist movements - United States - History

Women legislators - United States

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 1945-1989

Maine Politics and government 1865-1950

Maine Politics and government 1951-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-174) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Rise to Political Standing; Chapter 2: Red Menace; Chapter 3: Korean War; Chapter 4: Nuclear Credibility; Chapter 5: Vietnam War; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

An American Stand: Senator Margaret Chase Smith and the Communist Menace, 1948-1972 focuses on the unique perspective of a female Cold Warrior fascinated with the 'masculine' issue of national security. Avoiding any sanitization of the ruthless actions of communists abroad, this study sheds light on why Smith and a significant number of ordinary Americans maintained strident anti-communist views.