عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
UB403 .A469 2007
UB403
.
A469
2007
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0814705316
(Number (ISBN
9780814705315
Erroneous ISBN
0814705014
Erroneous ISBN
9780814705018
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b767419
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Unofficial Ambassadors :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
American Military Families Overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
NYU Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (305 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Acknowledgments; Introduction; Going Overseas; Unofficial Ambassadors; A U.S. Lady's World; " Shoulder to Shoulder" with West Germans; " Dear Little Okinawa"; Young Ambassadors; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
As 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 father.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
JSTOR
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
OverDrive, Inc.
Stock Number
22573/ctt8jvprp
Stock Number
C7BADDE2-32BD-4C20-AA95-639FDB5C954D
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Unofficial Ambassadors : American Military Families Overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965.
International Standard Book Number
9780814705018
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Americans-- Foreign countries-- History-- 20th century.
Cold War.
Families of military personnel-- United States.
Military spouses-- United States.
Americans-- Foreign countries.
Armed Forces.
Families of military personnel.
HISTORY-- Military-- United States.
Military spouses.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, Armed Forces, Foreign countries, History, 20th century.
United States.
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(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
HIS027110
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
355
.
129
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
UB403
.
A469
2007
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Alvah, Donna.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201206123947.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
pn
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Electronic name
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