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Losing Our Souls
Edward Pessen
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Description for Losing Our Souls
Paperback. The first book to sum up the consequences of the cold war for Americans. "A searching account of the costs of the cold war 'victory' that we are celebrating-not only the material price but the blight on our ideas, ideals, and institutions."-James MacGregor Burns. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
The United States has won the cold war—but at what cost? While political observers ponder the collapse of Soviet communism, and historians continue to debate the origins of the cold war, scarcely anyone has considered the profound changes it wrought in American society. Edward Pessen's Losing Our Souls is the first book to sum up the consequences of the cold war for Americans—the shifting ideals of our approach to international affairs; the building of our nuclear arsenal; the tactics used to combat "communist subversion" throughout the world and within the United States; the transformation of the American economy in response ... Read more
The United States has won the cold war—but at what cost? While political observers ponder the collapse of Soviet communism, and historians continue to debate the origins of the cold war, scarcely anyone has considered the profound changes it wrought in American society. Edward Pessen's Losing Our Souls is the first book to sum up the consequences of the cold war for Americans—the shifting ideals of our approach to international affairs; the building of our nuclear arsenal; the tactics used to combat "communist subversion" throughout the world and within the United States; the transformation of the American economy in response ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566630962
SKU
V9781566630962
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Ref
99-15
About Edward Pessen
Edward Pessen was for many years Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College and the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. His best-known books are Most Uncommon Jacksonians and The Log Cabin Myth.
Reviews for Losing Our Souls
A bold and provocative critique of U.S. policies. Some readers will be angered, others provoked, still others gratified.
Melvyn P. Leffler, University of Virginia
Melvyn P. Leffler, University of Virginia