Unofficial ambassadors [[electronic resource] ] : American military families overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965 / / Donna Alvah
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Alvah Donna
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Unofficial ambassadors [[electronic resource] ] : American military families overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965 / / Donna Alvah
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 355.1/29 |
| Soggetto topico: | Families of military personnel - United States |
| Military spouses - United States | |
| Americans - Foreign countries - History - 20th century | |
| Cold War | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Armed Forces Foreign countries History 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-271) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Going overseas -- Unofficial ambassadors -- A U.S. lady's world -- "Shoulder to shoulder" with West Germans -- "Dear little Okinawa" -- Young ambassadors. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | As thousands of wives and children joined American servicemen stationed at overseas bases in the years following World War II, the military family represented a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War. Wives in particular were encouraged to use their feminine influence to forge ties with residents of occupied and host nations. In this untold story of Cold War diplomacy, Donna Alvah describes how these “unofficial ambassadors” spread the United States’ perception of itself and its image of world order in the communities where husbands and fathers were stationed, cultivating relationships with both local people and other military families in private homes, churches, schools, women's clubs, shops, and other places.Unofficial Ambassadors reminds us that, in addition to soldiers and world leaders, ordinary people make vital contributions to a nation's military engagements. Alvah broadens the scope of the history of the Cold War by analyzing how ideas about gender, family, race, and culture shaped the U.S. military presence abroad. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Unofficial ambassadors |
| ISBN: | 0-8147-0531-6 |
| 1-4356-0029-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451935203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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