Bibliograph

The noir forties, the American people from victory to Cold War, Richard Lingeman

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The noir forties, the American people from victory to Cold War, Richard Lingeman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-399) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The noir forties

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

800352394

Responsibility statement

Richard Lingeman

Sub title

the American people from victory to Cold War

Summary

Examines the social, political, and popular culture of America in the period between VJ Day and the start of the Korean War, discussing the country's anxieties and insecurities at the onset of the Red Scare and the Cold War

Table Of Contents

Confessions of a Cold Warrior (I) -- Victory dreams -- DOA -- Reconversion jitters -- "Home strange home" -- The Big Walkout -- Red Dawn on Sunset Strip -- Urban noir -- The guns of March -- The lonely passion of Henry Wallace -- Korea : drawing a line -- Why Korea? Why Nagasaki? : confessions of a Cold Warrior (II)

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