Perpetuating Patriotic Perceptions: The Cognitive Funtion of the Cold War

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Figures and Tables ix
• Preface xiii
• 1 - "America Won the Cold War!": an Introduction 1
• Note 14
• Part I - The Cold War Schema in America 15
• 2 - Cognition, Culture, and the Cold War Schema 17
• 3 - Cold War Opinion in America 50
• Notes 95
• 4 - Cold War Themes in American Culture 97
• 5 - Central American Elections on Network News: Cases of Cold War Framing 107
• Note 123
• Part II - Cognitive Effects of the Cold War Schema 125
• 6 - Common Meanings for Cold War Concepts 127
• Notes 142
• 7 - Balance, Stability, and Change in the Cold War Schema 144
• Notes 162
• 8 - Attributions for Superpower Interventions 163
• Note 180
• 9 - Cold War Goals in American Foreign Policy: Nicaragua and the World 181
• Note 187
• 10 - Choosing Sides with the Cold War Schema 188
• 11 - Recalling Information Consistent with the Cold War Schema 197
• 12 - Conclusion 209
• References 213
• Index 223
• About the Author *

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