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024 7 _a10.18574/nyu/9780814705315.001.0001
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035 _a(DE-B1597)9780814705315
035 _a(DE-B1597)547862
035 _a(OCoLC)784884419
040 _aDE-B1597
_beng
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050 4 _aUB403
_b.A469 2007
072 7 _aHIS027110
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082 0 4 _a355.129
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aAlvah, Donna
_eautore
245 1 0 _aUnofficial Ambassadors :
_bAmerican Military Families Overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965 /
_cDonna Alvah.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bNew York University Press,
_c[2007]
264 4 _c©2007
300 _a1 online resource
336 _atext
_btxt
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIntroduction --
_t1. Going Overseas --
_t2. Unofficial Ambassadors --
_t3. A U.S. Lady’s World --
_t4. “Shoulder to Shoulder” with West Germans --
_t5. “Dear Little Okinawa” --
_t6. Young Ambassadors --
_tConclusion --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex --
_tAbout the Author
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
_fonline access with authorization
_2star
520 _aAs thousands of wives and children joined American servicemen stationed at overseas bases in the years following World War II, the military family represented a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War. Wives in particular were encouraged to use their feminine influence to forge ties with residents of occupied and host nations. In this untold story of Cold War diplomacy, Donna Alvah describes how these “unofficial ambassadors” spread the United States’ perception of itself and its image of world order in the communities where husbands and fathers were stationed, cultivating relationships with both local people and other military families in private homes, churches, schools, women's clubs, shops, and other places.Unofficial Ambassadors reminds us that, in addition to soldiers and world leaders, ordinary people make vital contributions to a nation's military engagements. Alvah broadens the scope of the history of the Cold War by analyzing how ideas about gender, family, race, and culture shaped the U.S. military presence abroad.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024)
650 0 _aAmericans
_zForeign countries
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aCold War.
650 0 _aFamilies of military personnel
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aMilitary spouses
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Military / United States.
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653 _aAlvah.
653 _aCold.
653 _aUS.
653 _aabout.
653 _aabroad.
653 _aanalyzing.
653 _abroadens.
653 _aculture.
653 _afamily.
653 _agender.
653 _ahistory.
653 _aideas.
653 _amilitary.
653 _apresence.
653 _arace.
653 _ascope.
653 _ashaped.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814705315.001.0001
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814705315
856 4 2 _3Cover
_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814705315/original
942 _cEB
999 _c200510
_d200510