{"product_id":"cinematic-cold-war-the-american-and-soviet-struggle-for-hearts-and-minds-paperback","title":"Cinematic Cold War: The American and Soviet Struggle for Hearts and Minds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDenise J. Youngblood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first book-length comparative survey of cinema's vital role in disseminating Cold War ideologies, Shaw and Youngblood's study focuses on ten films--five American and five Soviet--that in both obvious and subtle ways provided a crucial outlet for the global \"debate\" between democratic and communist ideologies. For each nation, the authors outline industry leaders, structure, audiences, politics, and international reach and explore the varied relationships linking each film industry to its respective government. They then present five comparative case studies, each pairing an American with a Soviet film: \u003ci\u003eMan on a Tightrope\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003ci\u003eThe Meeting on the Elbe\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRoman Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003ci\u003eSpring on Zarechnaya Street\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFail-Safe\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003ci\u003eNine Days in One Year\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBananas\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003ci\u003eOfficers\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRambo: First Blood Part II\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003ci\u003eIncident at Map Grid 36-80\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShaw breathes new life into familiar American films by Elia Kazan and Woody Allen, while Youngblood helps readers comprehend Soviet films most have never seen. Collectively, their commentaries track the Cold War in its entirety--from its formative phase through periods of thaw and self-doubt to the resurgence of mutual animosity during the Reagan years--and enable readers to identify competing core propaganda themes such as decadence versus morality, technology versus humanity, and freedom versus authority. As the authors show, such themes blurred notions regarding \"propaganda\" and \"entertainment,\" terms that were often interchangeable and mutually reinforcing during the Cold War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing engaging commentary and evocative images from the films discussed, \u003ci\u003eCinematic Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e offers a shrewd analysis of how the silver screen functioned on both sides of the Iron Curtain. As such it should have great appeal for anyone interested in the Cold War or the cinematic arts.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755565670733,"sku":"9780700620203","price":68.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/YVZIK096WUhUUXl6L1VHYjJ6Q0ROQT09.webp?v=1776719410","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/cinematic-cold-war-the-american-and-soviet-struggle-for-hearts-and-minds-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}