- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press (2 Mar 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0748619232
- ISBN-13: 978-0748619238
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 193,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book will work particularly well for teachers and students of American Studies at undergraduate level. The volume offers both a useful interdisciplinary overview of the major cultural issues for any student trying to get to grips with both the highbrow and everyday culture of the 1950s, as well as a well-measured introduction to newer ways of thinking about the relationship between politics and culture in the period. -- Dr Peter Knight, Department of English & American Studies, University of Manchester The volume addresses a topic that has become central to undergraduate courses in American Studies. Douglas Field's inclusion of essays on the construction of race and sexuality during the cold war renders the volume a vital resource as well for interdisciplinary courses that cross academic programs in gender studies, women's studies and African-American Studies as well. -- Professor Donald E. Pease, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire This book will work particularly well for teachers and students of American Studies at undergraduate level. The volume offers both a useful interdisciplinary overview of the major cultural issues for any student trying to get to grips with both the highbrow and everyday culture of the 1950s, as well as a well-measured introduction to newer ways of thinking about the relationship between politics and culture in the period. The volume addresses a topic that has become central to undergraduate courses in American Studies. Douglas Field's inclusion of essays on the construction of race and sexuality during the cold war renders the volume a vital resource as well for interdisciplinary courses that cross academic programs in gender studies, women's studies and African-American Studies as well.
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Although it is fifty years since the height of the Cold War, recent events have seen a resurgence of surveillance, paranoia and nuclear threats. Cultural critics and politicians are drawing parallels between the threat of Communism in the 1950s and 1960s and the present 'axis of evil'. This book taps into this interest, drawing on work from prominent academics as well as new theorists working in the field of Cold War Studies. American Cold War Culture guides the reader through recent and established theories as well as introducing a number of previously neglected themes, films and texts. Divided into two parts (Cultural Themes and Cultural Forms) it features chapters on the themes of Gender and Sexuality; Race; Politics; the Family; Mobility; and the cultural forms of Film; Literature; Poetry; Television. The authors take a case study approach, and each chapter is prefaced by a contextualising introduction to the general theme or form being covered, ensuring accessibility to the broadest possible readership. Key Features * A broad-ranging survey of Cold War Culture in America * Introductions to the chapters place the case studies in their wider context * Covers both high and low culture; and shows links between politics and culture * Focuses on neglected areas of gender, race and sexuality
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By Ms S J Pill (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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American Cold War Culture is extremely well written, informative and engaging. Douglas Field's introduction provides a fascinating overview of the period, illustrating the ways in which politics and culture became inseperable in the postwar period. As Field shows, postwar concerns about the enemy (the Other)--and the difficulties in identifying him/her--are mirrored in contemporary anxieties about terrorism. There is an excellent range of chapters on a range of cultural topics (high and low), including film, race, sexuality, politics, tv and poetry. Alan Nadel's chapter on tv and brainwashing stands out for its originality, and Dina Washington's on trailer parks is also refreshingly sharp and engaging. The format works well (each chapter has a preface that sets the wider context) and there is an exhaustive list of suggested further reading. Readable, enjoyable and original, this is a must for anyone interested in Cold War culture.
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