'Politics in an age of anxiety': Cold War political culture and the crisis in American masculinity, 1949-1960

Authors :: Cuordileone, K.A.
Source :: Journal of American History. Sept, 2000, Vol. 87 Issue 2, p515, 31 p.
Publication Year :: 2000
Abstract: This essay discusses the significance of masculinity in Cold War politics. Topics include symbolic representations of gender in politics and its influence on widespread identity crises, McCarthyism, and political leadership in the United States.

Subjects :: United States -- Political aspects
Masculinity -- Political aspects
Men -- Psychological aspects
Anti-communist movements -- United States
History
Regional focus/area studies

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