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Wives, mothers, and the Red Menace : conservative women and the crusade against communism /

"This book is clearly written, admirably concise, and well situated in the secondary literature on gender and conservatism and the foreign and domestic Cold War. ... Brennan's study offers another valuable reminder that niether Joe McCarthy nor June Cleaver can stand as convenient shorthar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brennan, Mary C.
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, [2008]
Subjects:
Women conservatives > United States > History.
Conservatism > United States > History.
Communism > United States > Prevention.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
United States > Social life and customs > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Conservatism & Liberalism.
HISTORY > General.
Antikommunismus.
Konservativismus.
Frau.
USA.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book is clearly written, admirably concise, and well situated in the secondary literature on gender and conservatism and the foreign and domestic Cold War. ... Brennan's study offers another valuable reminder that niether Joe McCarthy nor June Cleaver can stand as convenient shorthard for our historical narratives of the Cold War era." Journal of American History.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 197 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780870819810
087081981X