TY  - GEN
N2  - As thousands of wives and children joined American servicemen stationed at overseas bases in the years following World War II, the military family represented a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War. Wives in particular were encouraged to use their feminine influence to forge ties with residents of occupied and host nations. In this untold story of Cold War diplomacy, Donna Alvah describes how these "unofficial ambassadors" spread the United States' perception of itself and its image of world order in the communities where husbands and fathers were stationed, cultivating relationships with both local people and other military families in private homes, churches, schools, women's clubs, shops, and other places.Unofficial Ambassadors reminds us that, in addition to soldiers and world leaders, ordinary people make vital contributions to a nation's military engagements. Alvah broadens the scope of the history of the Cold War by analyzing how ideas about gender, family, race, and culture shaped the U.S. military presence abroad.
DO  - 10.18574/nyu/9780814705315.001.0001
DO  - doi
AB  - As thousands of wives and children joined American servicemen stationed at overseas bases in the years following World War II, the military family represented a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War. Wives in particular were encouraged to use their feminine influence to forge ties with residents of occupied and host nations. In this untold story of Cold War diplomacy, Donna Alvah describes how these "unofficial ambassadors" spread the United States' perception of itself and its image of world order in the communities where husbands and fathers were stationed, cultivating relationships with both local people and other military families in private homes, churches, schools, women's clubs, shops, and other places.Unofficial Ambassadors reminds us that, in addition to soldiers and world leaders, ordinary people make vital contributions to a nation's military engagements. Alvah broadens the scope of the history of the Cold War by analyzing how ideas about gender, family, race, and culture shaped the U.S. military presence abroad.
T1  - Unofficial Ambassadors :American Military Families Overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965 /
AU  - Alvah, Donna, 
JF  - New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
CN  - UB403
LA  - eng
LA  - In English.
ID  - 1479474
KW  - Americans
KW  - Cold War.
KW  - Families of military personnel
KW  - Military spouses
KW  - HISTORY / Military / United States
KW  - Alvah.
KW  - Cold.
KW  - US.
KW  - about.
KW  - abroad.
KW  - analyzing.
KW  - broadens.
KW  - culture.
KW  - family.
KW  - gender.
KW  - history.
KW  - ideas.
KW  - military.
KW  - presence.
KW  - race.
KW  - scope.
KW  - shaped.
SN  - 9780814705315
TI  - Unofficial Ambassadors :American Military Families Overseas and the Cold War, 1946-1965 /
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