Cold War Women: The International Activities of American Womens Organisations

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For too long, American women have been hidden in the history of the Cold War. In *Cold War women* Helen Laville recovers their significance by examining the activities and ambitions of American women's organisations in the long period of uneasy peace. After the Second World War, women around the globe claimed that to avoid more death and devastation in the Atomic Age, they must promote internationalism and strive together for a peaceful future. However, as the Cold War escalated, American women abandoned the internationalist outlook of their foreign sisters in favour of solidarity with their national brothers. Far from being advocates of internationalism, many of these women became active agents for Americanism. This fascinating study will be invaluable to those in the field of gender and women's history, cultural studies, and American history. -- .

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'This book goes beyond existing scholarship to provide a fresh analysis of the relationship between gender and such concepts as internationalism and peace. It will be welcomed by specialists in the fields of both American diplomatic history amd women's history as a significant contribution to knowledge'. Hugh Wilford, University of Sheffield

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Helen Laville is Lecturer in History at the University of Birmingham