For might and right : Cold War defense spending and the remaking of American democracy /

For might and right : Cold War defense spending and the remaking of American democracy /

How did the global Cold War influence American politics at home? For Might and Right traces the story of how Cold War defense spending remade participatory politics, producing a powerful and dynamic political coalition that reached across party lines. This "Cold War coalition" favored mass...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brenes, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]
Series:Culture and politics in the Cold War and beyond.
Subjects:
Defense contracts > United States > History > 20th century.
Militarism > United States > History > 20th century.
Political participation > United States > History > 20th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War > Influence.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Economic conditions > 1945-
United States > Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures.

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