Unofficial ambassadors : American military families overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965 / Donna Alv...
Unofficial ambassadors : American military families overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965 / Donna Alv...
Unofficial ambassadors : American military families overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965 / Donna Alvah.
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New York : New York University Press, c2007.
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N355.129/ 1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 291 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction 1 -- Going overseas 26 -- Unofficial ambassadors 69 -- A U.S. lady's world 148 -- "Shoulder to shoulder" with West Germans 245 -- "Dear little Okinawa" 316 -- Young ambassadors 373 -- Conclusion 425.
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Publisher
New York : New York University Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"Those who viewed military families as representatives of their nation believed that they could project a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War and were essential to the ideological battle against communism. In this untold story of Cold War diplomacy, Donna Alvah describes how these "unofficial am...
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Unofficial ambassadors : American military families overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965 / Donna Alvah.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-271) and index.
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N355.129/ 1
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74VK7J8Oxa8b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7J8Oxa8b
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ISBN
9780814705018 (cloth : alk. paper)
0814705014 (cloth : alk. paper)
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355.129
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991022776249702626
