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Author

Chernus, Ira, 1946-

Title Apocalypse management : Eisenhower and the discourse of national insecurity / Ira Chernus.

Published

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2008.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
UniM Store	327.730470904 CHER MJ1	AVAILABLE

Physical description	xii, 307 pages ; 24 cm.
Series	Stanford nuclear age series.
	Stanford nuclear age series.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index.
Contents	Introduction: On Eisenhower and Discourse -- Pt. I. The Origins of Apocalypse Management -- 1. Ideological Foundations -- 2. "The Chance for Peace" -- 3. Candor and Korea -- 4. The New Look and "Atoms for Peace" -- Pt. II. The Trials of Apocalypse Management -- 5. The Trap -- 6. The President and the Bomb, 1953-1955 -- Pt. III. The Triumph of Apocalypse Management -- 7. The Formosa Straits Crisis -- 8. "Open Skies" -- 9. The Spirit of Geneva -- Pt. IV. The Ironies of Apocalypse Management -- 10. Beyond Geneva -- 11. Mutual Security and the Military Budget -- 12. The President and the Bomb, 1956-1960 -- 13. The Ironies of Disarmament -- Conclusion: The National Insecurity State.
Subject	Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Political and social views.
	National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Cold War -- Diplomatic history.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
	Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961.
ISBN	9780804758079 (cloth : alkaline paper)
	0804758077 (cloth : alkaline paper)

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