The spiritual-industrial complex [[electronic resource] ] : America's religious battle against communism in the early Cold War / / Jonathan P. Herzog

• Autore: Herzog Jonathan P. <1981->
• 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
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II