Detroit's Cold War : the origins of postwar conservatism /
Doody, Colleen.
Detroit's Cold War : the origins of postwar conservatism / Colleen Doody. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource. - The working class in American history .
Includes bibliographies and index.
New Deal Detroit, Communism, and Anticommunism -- Labor and the Birth of the Postwar Red Scare, 1945-1950 -- Race and Anticommunism, 1945-1952 -- Anticommunism and Catholicism in Cold-War Detroit -- Business, Anticomunism, and the Welfare State, 1945-1958.
'Detroit's Cold War' locates the roots of American conservatism in a city that was a nexus of labour and industry in post-war America. Drawing on meticulous archival research focusing on Detroit, Colleen Doody shows how conflict over business values and opposition to labor, anticommunism, racial animosity, and religion led to the development of a conservative ethos in the aftermath of World War II.
9780252094446 9781283901710 9780252037276
2019716621
Cold War--Social aspects--History.--Michigan--Detroit
Conservatism--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Anti-communist movements--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Working class--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Catholics--Political activity--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Businessmen--Political activity--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Political culture--Political activity--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Electronic Books.
F574 / .D487 2013
Detroit's Cold War : the origins of postwar conservatism / Colleen Doody. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource. - The working class in American history .
Includes bibliographies and index.
New Deal Detroit, Communism, and Anticommunism -- Labor and the Birth of the Postwar Red Scare, 1945-1950 -- Race and Anticommunism, 1945-1952 -- Anticommunism and Catholicism in Cold-War Detroit -- Business, Anticomunism, and the Welfare State, 1945-1958.
'Detroit's Cold War' locates the roots of American conservatism in a city that was a nexus of labour and industry in post-war America. Drawing on meticulous archival research focusing on Detroit, Colleen Doody shows how conflict over business values and opposition to labor, anticommunism, racial animosity, and religion led to the development of a conservative ethos in the aftermath of World War II.
9780252094446 9781283901710 9780252037276
2019716621
Cold War--Social aspects--History.--Michigan--Detroit
Conservatism--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Anti-communist movements--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Working class--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Catholics--Political activity--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Businessmen--Political activity--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Political culture--Political activity--History--Michigan--Detroit--20th century.
Electronic Books.
F574 / .D487 2013