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Enemy images in American history / edited by Ragnhild Fiebig-von Hase and Ursula Lehmkuhl.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Enemies--United States--History--Congresses.
- Enemies.
- Hate--Social aspects--United States--History--Congresses.
- Hate.
- Social conflict--United States--History--Congresses.
- Social conflict.
- Enemies--History--United States--Congresses.
- Hate--History--Social aspects--United States--Congresses.
- Social conflict--History--United States--Congresses.
- United States--Foreign relations--Psychological aspects--Congresses.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--Psychological aspects--Congresses.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 389 p. ) ill. ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Providence, RI : Berghahn Books, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- It seems to be a tenet of the human condition to perceive "others" as "different" and potentially hostile.In nearly all societies stereotypes are developed to stigmatize suspected enemies within and without.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Enemy Images in American History
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. Sociological and Psychological Aspects
- Chapter 1. Some Sociobiological and Psychological Aspects of "Images of the Enemy
- Chapter 2. The Sociological Anatomy of Enemy Images
- Part II. The American Revolution and Its Aftermath
- Chapter 3. The Image of an English Enemy During the American Revolution
- Chapter 4. The Enemy Image as Negation of the Ideal
- Part III. Ethnic Issues
- Chapter 5. German Immigrants and African-Americans in Mid-Nineteenth Century America
- Chapter 6. Rhythm, Riots, and Revolution
- Part IV. The World Wars
- Chapter 7. German-Americans in World War I
- Chapter 8. "Our Enemies Within
- Chapter 9. "Know Your Enemy
- Part V. The Cold War
- Chapter 10. Friends, Foes, or Reeducators?
- Chapter 11. The Greek Lobby and the Reemergence of Anti-Communism in the United States After World War II
- Part VI. The Problem of Synthesis
- Chapter 12. Culture Wars
- List of Contributors
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Revised versions of papers presented at the Annual Conference of the Historians in the German Association of American Studies held in February, 1994 in Tutzing, Germany.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-384) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-57181-031-5
- OCLC:
- 1148877601
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