This provocative history of early cold war America recreates a time when World War III seemed imminent. Headlines were dominated by stories of Soviet slave laborers, brainwashed prisoners in Korea, and courageous escapees like Oksana Kasenkina who made a 'leap for freedom' from the Soviet Consulate in New York. Full of fascinating and forgotten stories, "Cold War Captives" explores a central dimension of American culture and politics - the postwar preoccupation with captivity. 'Menticide', the calculated destruction of individual autonomy, struck many Americans as a more immediate danger than nuclear annihilation. Drawing upon a rich array of declassified documents, movies, and reportage - from national security directives to films like "The Manchurian Candidate" - his book explores the ways in which east-west disputes over prisoners, repatriation, and defection shaped popular culture. Captivity became a way to understand everything from the anomie of suburban housewives to the 'slave world' of drug addiction. Sixty years later, this era may seem distant. Yet, with interrogation techniques derived from America's communist enemies now being used in the 'war on terror', the past remains powerfully present.
發表於2024-12-24
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圖書標籤: 冷戰國際史 冷戰史
掃讀一過。美方有21人拒絕遣返,多為告密者、同性戀之類,占總數5%。中朝方麵計有兩萬餘人拒絕遣返,比例為3/4。
評分掃讀一過。美方有21人拒絕遣返,多為告密者、同性戀之類,占總數5%。中朝方麵計有兩萬餘人拒絕遣返,比例為3/4。
評分掃讀一過。美方有21人拒絕遣返,多為告密者、同性戀之類,占總數5%。中朝方麵計有兩萬餘人拒絕遣返,比例為3/4。
評分掃讀一過。美方有21人拒絕遣返,多為告密者、同性戀之類,占總數5%。中朝方麵計有兩萬餘人拒絕遣返,比例為3/4。
評分掃讀一過。美方有21人拒絕遣返,多為告密者、同性戀之類,占總數5%。中朝方麵計有兩萬餘人拒絕遣返,比例為3/4。
Cold War Captives 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載