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America and the pill : a history of promise, peril, and liberation
A revealing new look at the groundbreaking form of contraception that enabled women to control their lives and transform the world.
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Homeward bound : American families in the Cold War era
WhenHomeward Boundfirst appeared in 1988, it altered the way we understood Cold War America. The post-World War II era was thought of as a time when Americans turned away from politics to enjoy the fruits of peace and prosperity, while their leaders remained preoccupied with the dangers of the Atomic Age. Elaine Tyler May demonstrated that the Cold War infused life on every level from the boardroom to the bedroom. This new edition includes up-to-date information and references, along with an epilogue that examines how the legacy of the Cold War has shaped America since September 11, 2001.
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Security against Democracy: The Legacy of the Cold War at Home
Citizens have long been willing to compromise their basic democratic rights to achieve national security, especially during wartime. Since World War II, however, that willingness to sacrifice rights for security has become chronic. [...] the obsession with security at the personal level may be even more corrosive of democracy than the public policies promoted in the name of national security.
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Ambivalent Dreams: Women and the Home after World War II
May discusses Jane Levey's work on the family in post-World War II society. Levey contributes to the burgeoning scholarship on the popular culture of the era, demonstrating that it was complex, rebellious, and nuanced.
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Us Against Them; How the cold war ended the notion of public good
Democracy depends on citizens accepting their differences and trusting each other, at least to the extent that they understand themselves as belonging to a civic sphere as well as a private sphere. It requires investing in the common good, and holding the government accountable as the institution that represents, and acts on behalf of, the citizenry. If, in the name of security, Americans distrust one another and the government, and value private protection at the expense of the public good, then the basic social and political practices that ensure a healthy democracy cannot survive.
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50 Years on the Pill
Over the last 50 years, the feminist movement has made huge gains for women and transformed the world in which we live. The pill was a major tool in that transformation. But it is premature to say that there is no more work to be done to achieve full gender equality, and full reproductive freedom.
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