{"product_id":"9781442693258","title":"Warming Up to the Cold War: Canada and the United States' Coalition of the Willing, from Hiroshima to Korea","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen U.S. President Harry Truman asked his allies for military support in the Korean War, Canada's government, led by Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent, was reluctant. St-Laurent's government was forced to change its position however, when the Canadian populace, conditioned to significant degrees by the powerful influence of American media and culture, demanded a more vigorous response.\u003ci\u003e Warming up to the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e shows how American cultural influence helped to undermine waning Canadian nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eComparing Canadian and American responses to events such as the atomic bomb, the Gouzenko Affair, the creation of NATO, and the Korean War, Robert Teigrob traces the role that culture and public opinion played in shaping responses to international affairs. With penetrating political and cultural insight, he examines the Cold War consensus between the two countries to reveal the ways that Canada cited \"home-grown\" rationales to justify its increasing subservience to American strategy and posturing.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFull of fascinating insights, \u003ci\u003eWarming up the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the Cold War, the role of culture in politics, and the history of U.S.-Canada relations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155082789104,"sku":"9781442693258","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442693258_p0.jpg?v=1763807743","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442693258","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}