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      Cold War

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      Author(s)
      Winter, Thomas
      Editor
      Carroll, Bret E.
      Date
      2004
      Publisher
      SAGE Publications, Inc.
      Pages
      99 - 101
      Language
      English
      Type
      Book Chapter
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      Book Title
      American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia
      Abstract
      The Cold War, which began after World War II and lasted through the 1980s, was a geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union grounded in an ideological rivalry between capitalism and communism. The Cold War raised concerns about both external and internal threats to American strength, social stability, and security, and particularly to material abundance, middle-class lifestyles, and cultural norms about masculinity. Motivated by fears of emasculation, effeminization, and homosexuality, Americans anxiously defined their nation and their way of life in terms culturally associated with masculinity, including power, diplomatic and military assertiveness, economic success, sexual and physical prowess, moral righteousness, and patriotism.
      Keywords
      Men's Studies
      Americans
      Cold War
      Communism
      Containment
      Masculinities
      Missiles
      United States foreign policy
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/51377
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956369.n48
      http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956369
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