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The spiritual-industrial complex : America's religious battle against communism in the early Cold War /
In his farewell address, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation of the perils of the military-industrial complex. But as Jonathan Herzog shows in this insightful history, Eisenhower had spent his presidency contributing to another, lesser known, Cold War collaboration: the spiritual-industrial compl...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
c 2011.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In his farewell address, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation of the perils of the military-industrial complex. But as Jonathan Herzog shows in this insightful history, Eisenhower had spent his presidency contributing to another, lesser known, Cold War collaboration: the spiritual-industrial complex. This fascinating volume shows that American leaders in the early Cold War years considered the conflict to be profoundly religious; they saw Communism not only as godless but also as a sinister form of religion. Fighting faith with faith, they deliberately used religious beliefs and institutions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (273 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199830749 0199830746 6613147915 9786613147912 1283147912 9781283147910 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |