Red Reckoning: The Cold War and the Transformation of American Life

By: Dr Linda Weiss and Dr Ann V. Collins and Dr Kurt W. Jefferson and Dr Eric Kasper and Dr Elaine Tyler May and Dr Peter J. Verovšek and Matt Sprengeler and Dr Mary Beth Chopas and Dr Tony Shaw and Dr Francesco Buscemi and Dr Kurt Edward Kemper and Dr Angela F. Keaton and Dr Charity Rakestraw and Dr Randi Barnes Cox and Dr Simon Stow and Dr Eunice Rojas

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Synopsis: Though it ended more than thirty years ago, the Cold War still casts a long shadow over American society. Red Reckoning examines how the great ideological conflict of the twentieth century transformed the nation and forced Americans to reconsider almost every aspect of their society, culture, and identity.Using an interdisciplinary approach, the volume’s contributors examine a broad array of topics, including the Cold War’s impact on national security, race relations, gun culture and masculinity, law, college football, advertising, music, film, free speech, religion, and even board games. Above all, Red Reckoning brings a vitally important era back to life for those who lived through it and for students and scholars wishing to understand it.