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Author Fried, Richard M., 1941-

Title The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! : pageantry and patriotism in Cold-War America / Richard M. Fried.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  973.92 F899R    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 220 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Introduction: Patriotic pageantry in America -- Wake up, America : origins of modern patriotism -- Precious freight : the Freedom Train -- Capturing the streets for loyalty -- Springtime for Stalin in Mosinee -- "The Cold War belongs to us all" : patriotizing the American calendar -- The Cornwallises send regrets : historical commemoration in the 1950s -- Patriotic gore -- "Shame on them" : the decline of Cold War pageantry.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-206) and index.
Subject Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States.
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Patriotism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Pageants -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History.
United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
ISBN 0195070208 (acid-free paper)
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