9780465019847-0465019846-The End Of Victory Culture: Cold War America And The Disillusioning Of A Generation

The End Of Victory Culture: Cold War America And The Disillusioning Of A Generation

ISBN-13: 9780465019847
ISBN-10: 0465019846
Edition: First Edition
Author: Tom Engelhardt
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Hardcover 351 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780465019847
ISBN-10: 0465019846
Edition: First Edition
Author: Tom Engelhardt
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Hardcover 351 pages

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The End Of Victory Culture: Cold War America And The Disillusioning Of A Generation (ISBN-13: 9780465019847 and ISBN-10: 0465019846), written by authors Tom Engelhardt, was published by Basic Books in 1995. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The End Of Victory Culture: Cold War America And The Disillusioning Of A Generation (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.47.

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Offers an account of the life and death of the American myth of conquest. Engelhardt describes the mood of "triumphalist despair" in post-WWII America and explores pop culture icons of the Cold War. Topics include the link between the fear of communism and the rise of youth culture in the 1950s, cowboy and war films of the 1960s, the Vietnam war and the Gulf war. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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