Little cold warriors : American childhood in the 1950s / Victoria M. Grieve

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Notes: NMAHMAI copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment.
Contents: Cold War comics: educating American children for a new global role -- A small paintbrush in the hands of a small child: Children's art and cultural diplomacy during the Cold War -- The accidental political advantages of a non-political book program: Franklin Publications and juvenile books abroad -- "Your grandchildren will grow up under communism!": Cold War advertising and American youth -- The Cold War in the schools: Educating a generation for world understanding -- Conclusion
Summary: "Nostalgic narratives of the 1950s obscure a history of postwar childhood that has more in common with the war years and the sixties, when children were mobilized to fight the Cold War both at home and abroad. This book is about the many ways children and ideas about childhood served the demands of the Cold War."--Provided by publisher.

Topic: Children and war--History; Children in popular culture--History; Children and politics--History; Propaganda, American--History; Cold War--Social aspects; Cold War--Influence; Nineteen fifties; Foreign relations; Social aspects