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Cold War Kids: Politics and Childhood in Postwar America, 19451960
Marilyn Irvin Holt
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Description for Cold War Kids: Politics and Childhood in Postwar America, 19451960
Hardcover. Chronicles how politicians and policy-makers dealt with issues ranging from health to entertainment, from education to housing, and from crime to welfare, while revealing how federal bureaucrats claimed a more intrusive role in the lives of American families and children. Num Pages: 223 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Today we take it for granted that political leaders and presidential administrations will address issues related to children and teenagers. But in the not-so-distant past, politicians had little to say, and federal programmes less to do with children - except those of very specific populations. This book shows how the Cold War changed all that. Against the backdrop of the postwar baby boom, and the rise of a distinct teen culture, Cold War Kids unfolds the little-known story of how politics and federal policy expanded their influence in shaping children’s lives and experiences - making way for the youth-attuned political ... Read more
Today we take it for granted that political leaders and presidential administrations will address issues related to children and teenagers. But in the not-so-distant past, politicians had little to say, and federal programmes less to do with children - except those of very specific populations. This book shows how the Cold War changed all that. Against the backdrop of the postwar baby boom, and the rise of a distinct teen culture, Cold War Kids unfolds the little-known story of how politics and federal policy expanded their influence in shaping children’s lives and experiences - making way for the youth-attuned political ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700619641
SKU
V9780700619641
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About Marilyn Irvin Holt
Marilyn Irvin Holt is an independent historian who has been a consultant for PBS documentaries and an adjunct professor. Her books include Indian Orphanages, Children of the Western Plains, and The Orphan Trains.
Reviews for Cold War Kids: Politics and Childhood in Postwar America, 19451960
“Marilyn Irvin Holt’s Cold War Kids is a brisk and nuanced exploration of the unexplored decade-and-a-half before the troubled and dramatic 1960s. From health to entertainment, from education to housing, and from crime to welfare - with insights into the effects of race, class, and gender sprinkled throughout - Holt covers all of the pertinent issues tentatively addressed by post-war ... Read more