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Autore: | Herzog Jonathan P. <1981-> |
Titolo: | The spiritual-industrial complex [[electronic resource] ] : America's religious battle against communism in the early Cold War / / Jonathan P. Herzog |
Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c 2011 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
Disciplina: | 973.921 |
Soggetto topico: | World politics - 1945-1989 |
Cold War | |
Communism and Christianity | |
Soggetto geografico: | United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | The spiritual-industrial complex |
ISBN: | 1-283-14791-2 |
9786613147912 | |
0-19-983074-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910461329103321 |
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