Spirits of the Cold War cover art

Spirits of the Cold War

Contesting Worldviews in the Classical Age of American Security Strategy

 Preview

Try for $0.00
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Spirits of the Cold War

Written by: Ned O'Gorman
Narrated by: Dan Kassis
Try for $0.00

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $31.26

Buy Now for $31.26

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

In spring of 1953, newly elected President Eisenhower sat down with his staff to discuss the state of American strategy in the Cold War. America, he insisted, needed a new approach to an urgent situation. From this meeting emerged Eisenhower's teams of "bright young fellows", charged with developing competing policies, each of which would come to shape global politics. In Spirits of the Cold War, Ned O'Gorman argues that the early Cold War was a crucible not only for contesting political strategies, but also for competing conceptions of America and its place in the world. Drawing on extensive archival research and wide reading in intellectual and rhetorical histories, this comprehensive account shows cold warriors debating "worldviews" in addition to more strictly instrumental tactical aims. Spirits of the Cold War is a rigorous scholarly account of the strategic debate of the early Cold War - a cultural diagnostic of American security discourse and an examination of its origins.

©2012 Ned O'Gorman (P)2016 Redwood Audiobooks 20th Century Americas Education & Learning Freedom & Security Military Military Science Political Science Cold War Dwight Eisenhower National Security War
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What the critics say

"A fascinating exploration of the rhetoric of different historic approaches to U.S. foreign policy. Spirits of the Cold War is an illuminating and invigorating text." (Jean Bethke Elshtain, University of Chicago)
"This book is excellent! It is the most powerful, convincing, and fertile piece of constructivist and discourse analysis I have read." (Colin Flint, Director of the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security)

What listeners say about Spirits of the Cold War

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.ca reviews

Amazon Reviews
No reviews are available