Brian Johnson

The Nazi Card (eBook, ePUB)

Nazi Comparisons at the Beginning of the Cold War

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Cold War began almost immediately after the end of World War II and the defeat of the Nazis in Europe. As images of the Nazis' atrocities became part of American culture's common store, the evil of their old enemy, beyond the Nazis as a wartime opponent, became increasingly important. As America tried to describe the danger represented by the spread of Communism, it fell back on descriptions of Nazism to make the threat plain through comparison. At the heart of the tensions of that era lay the inconsistency of using one kind of evil to describe another. The book addresses this tension in regards to McCarthyism, campaigns to educate the public about Communism, attempts to raise support for wars in Asia, and the rhetoric of civil rights. Each of these political arenas is examined through their use of Nazi analogies in popular, political, and literary culture. The Nazi Card is an invaluable look at the way comparisons to Nazis are used in American culture, the history of those comparisons, and the repercussions of establishing a political definition of evil.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498532914
• Artikelnr.: 47668096

Autorenporträt

Brian Johnson has held a number of key leadership and strategic roles in government and private companies. He was a part of the UK government team that created the ITIL® approach. He has written a number of books on ITIL®, the software life cycle and the role of IT in business. When he isn't working or writing, Brian's passion is playing football.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Nazism as an Epitome of Evil for American Ethics Chapter 1
From Hun to Holocaust: American's Depiction of Nazism Before and After Camp Liberation Chapter 2
America Über Alles: The Promise of an American Postwar Chapter 3
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been...: Nazism and the Second Red Scare Chapter 4
Pod People and Swastikas: Nazism and Images of the Communist Threat Chapter 5
The Matinee War: Selling the War Against Communism with the Nazis of World War II Chapter 6
White Power, Black Power: The Use of Nazi Analogy in Civil Rights and Black Power Rhetoric Conclusion
The Repercussions of Ubiquity