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Hollywood's Cold War

Tony Shaw

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Description:Published at a point when American filmmakers are deeply involved in the War on Terror, this authoritative and timely book offers the first comprehensive account of HollywoodOCOs propaganda role during the defining ideological conflict of the twentieth century: the Cold War. In an analysis of films dating from AmericaOCOs first Red Scare in the wake of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Tony Shaw examines the complex relationship between filmmakers, censors, politicians and government propagandists. Movies were at the centre of the Cold WarOCOs battle for hearts and minds. HollywoodOCOs comedies, love stories, musicals, thrillers, documentaries and science fiction shockers OCo to list a few genres OCo played a critical dual role: on the one hand teaching millions of Americans why communism represented the greatest threat their country had ever faced, and on the other selling AmericaOCOs liberal-capitalist ideals across the globe. Drawing on declassified government documents, studio archives and filmmakersOCO private papers, Shaw reveals the different ways in which cinematic propaganda was produced, disseminated, and received by audiences during the Cold War. In the process, he blends subjects as diverse as womenOCOs fashions, McCarthyism, drug smuggling, Christianity, and American cultural diplomacy in India. His conclusions about HollywoodOCOs versatility and power have a contemporary resonance which will interest anyone wishing to understand wartime propaganda today."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hollywood's Cold War. To get started finding Hollywood's Cold War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 353

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Release: 2007

ISBN: 0748630732

Description: Published at a point when American filmmakers are deeply involved in the War on Terror, this authoritative and timely book offers the first comprehensive account of HollywoodOCOs propaganda role during the defining ideological conflict of the twentieth century: the Cold War. In an analysis of films dating from AmericaOCOs first Red Scare in the wake of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Tony Shaw examines the complex relationship between filmmakers, censors, politicians and government propagandists. Movies were at the centre of the Cold WarOCOs battle for hearts and minds. HollywoodOCOs comedies, love stories, musicals, thrillers, documentaries and science fiction shockers OCo to list a few genres OCo played a critical dual role: on the one hand teaching millions of Americans why communism represented the greatest threat their country had ever faced, and on the other selling AmericaOCOs liberal-capitalist ideals across the globe. Drawing on declassified government documents, studio archives and filmmakersOCO private papers, Shaw reveals the different ways in which cinematic propaganda was produced, disseminated, and received by audiences during the Cold War. In the process, he blends subjects as diverse as womenOCOs fashions, McCarthyism, drug smuggling, Christianity, and American cultural diplomacy in India. His conclusions about HollywoodOCOs versatility and power have a contemporary resonance which will interest anyone wishing to understand wartime propaganda today."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hollywood's Cold War. To get started finding Hollywood's Cold War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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