Cinematic Cold War: The American and Soviet Struggle for Hearts and Minds

by Tony Shaw and Denise J. Youngblood

Book Overview

The Cold War was as much a battle of ideas as a series of military and diplomatic confrontations, and movies were a prime battleground for this cultural combat. As Tony Shaw and Denise Youngblood show, Hollywood sought to export American ideals in movies like Rambo, and the Soviet film industry fought back by showcasing Communist ideals in a positive light, primarily for their own citizens. The two camps traded cinematic blows for more than four decades...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700617434
• ISBN13: 9780700617432
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.5"