"The Causes of World War III": Thirty Years Later

Dire warnings about the imminence of World War III were common in the 1950s, as the world adjusted to the introduction of nuclear weapons. C. Wright Mills and other critical writers exaggerated the power of the military in American society and the weakness of civilian social forces. In the thirty ye...

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Published in:Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.) N.J.), 1989-06, Vol.4 (2), p.241-246
Main Author: Goertzel, Ted G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cold War
Gross national product
Militarism
Militarization
Military spending
Mills, Charles Wright
New Left
Notes and Insights
Nuclear warfare
Older adults
Peace movements
Power elites
Strategic Defense Initiative
United States of America
World wars
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Summary:Dire warnings about the imminence of World War III were common in the 1950s, as the world adjusted to the introduction of nuclear weapons. C. Wright Mills and other critical writers exaggerated the power of the military in American society and the weakness of civilian social forces. In the thirty years since Mills published The Causes of World War III, the mass society has asserted itself and nonnuclear conflicts have been the major threats to world peace.
ISSN:0884-8971
1573-7861
DOI:10.1007/BF01112423