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Autore |
Herzog Jonathan P. <1981-> |
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Titolo |
The spiritual-industrial complex [[electronic resource] ] : America's religious battle against communism in the early Cold War / / Jonathan P. Herzog |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-14791-2 |
9786613147912 |
0-19-983074-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (286 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World politics - 1945-1989 |
Cold War |
Communism and Christianity |
Electronic books. |
United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: ROOTS; 1. A Colossus of Straw; 2. Enemy; PART TWO: MOBILIZATION; 3. Political Institutions; 4. Security Institutions; 5. Societal Institutions; PART THREE: CONSEQUENCES; 6. The Renewal, the Critics, and the Unraveling; 7. The Remains; Epilogue; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In his farewell address, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation of the perils of the military-industrial complex. But as Jonathan Herzog shows in this insightful history, Eisenhower had spent his presidency contributing to another, lesser known, Cold War collaboration: the spiritual-industrial complex. This fascinating volume shows that American leaders in the early Cold War years considered the conflict to be profoundly religious; they saw Communism not only as godless but also as a sinister form of religion. Fighting faith with faith, they deliberately used religious beliefs and institutions |
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