The Imaginary War: Civil Defense and American Cold War Culture by Oakes, Guy

Oxford University Press, USA, 1995-01-05. Hardcover. Good.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Oxford University Press:, 1994. 194 pages, illustrated in b&w. The author" offers much new material that illuminates the strategic thinking and operational planning underlying this civil-defense operation." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford University Press, 1995-01-05. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

NY: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, 1994. Bound in yellow cloth, stamped in black in a matching dust jacket. This is the scarce first edition of this title (with number line ending in "1"). Will bring back memories from those in schools in the 1950's. 194 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book is a provocative account of the ties between civil defence, national security, and public support for nuclear deterrence in the early Cold War. Oakes argues that while civil defence films and drills told Americans it was possi

Hardback. New. This book is a provocative account of the ties between civil defence, national security, and public support for nuclear deterrence in the early Cold War. Oakes argues that while civil defence films and drills told Americans it was possible to survive a nuclear attack, the primary purpose of civil defence was to provide a moral foundation for nuclear deterrence.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. [8], 194, [6] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. DJ has sticker residue at the back. The author was the Jack T. Kvernland Professor of Philosophy and Social Policy at Monmouth College and the author of The Soul of the Salesman and Weber and Rickert. He has published on classical German sociology, especially Georg Simmel and Max Weber, and most recently on the sociology of ethics. "Duck and cover" are unforgettable words for a generation of Americans, who listened throughout the Cold War to the unescapable propaganda of civil defense. Yet it would have been impossible to protect Americans from a real nuclear attack, and, as Guy Oakes shows in The Imaginary War, national security officials knew it. The real purpose of 1950's civil defense programs, Oakes contends, was not to protect Americans from the bomb, but to ingrain in them the moral resolve needed to face the hazards of the Cold War. Uncovering… Read More