College Football and American Culture in the Cold War Era
- ISBN-10
- 025203466X
- ISBN-13
- 9780252034664
- Category
- Cold War
- Pages
- 265
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Kurt Edward Kemper
Description
Waging the Cold War's ideological battles on the gridiron
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