03025nam 2200625 a 450 991045589670332120200520144314.00-8078-6067-0(CKB)111087027915496(EBL)427127(OCoLC)476268521(SSID)ssj0000259778(PQKBManifestationID)11194681(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259778(PQKBWorkID)10191569(PQKB)10579679(MiAaPQ)EBC427127(Au-PeEL)EBL427127(CaPaEBR)ebr10041259(EXLCZ)9911108702791549619990521d2000 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTo lead the free world[electronic resource] American nationalism and the cultural roots of the Cold War /John FousekChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20001 online resource (269 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-4836-0 0-8078-2525-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-239) and index.Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Moment of Victory; 2. The Meaning of Victory; 3. The Meaning of Global Responsibility; Visual Essay: The Globe as American Icon; 4. From One World into Two; 5. Defining ""Free World"" Leadership; 6. Limited War, Global Struggle--The Meaning of Korea; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexIn this cultural history of the origins of the Cold War, John Fousek argues boldly that American nationalism provided the ideological glue for the broad public consensus that supported U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era. From the late 1940's through the late 1980's, the United States waged cold war against the Soviet Union not primarily in the name of capitalism or Western civilization--neither of which would have united the American people behind the cause--but in the name of America.Through close readings of sources that range from presidential speeches and popular magazinesNationalismUnited StatesHistory20th centuryPopular culturePolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryDiscourse analysisUnited StatesPublic opinionUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesForeign relations1945-1953Public opinionUnited StatesForeign relations1945-1953PhilosophyElectronic books.NationalismHistoryPopular culturePolitical aspectsHistoryDiscourse analysisPublic opinionHistory327.73/009/045Fousek John1959-884658MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455896703321To lead the free world1975537UNINA