Tony Shawis professor of contemporary history at
the University of Hertfordshire, UK and author of Hollywood's Cold
War.
Denise J. Youngblood is professor of Russian
history at the University of Vermont, USA and author of five books,
including, most recently, Russian War Films: On the Cinema Front,
1914-2005.
"A well-researched book that contributes new ideas and insights.
Shaw and Youngblood have produced a valuable addition to the
literature on film, popular culture, and the Cold War."--Journal of
American Culture"A comprehensive survey of U.S. and Soviet film
output in the course of the waxing and waning of the Cold War
conflict. . . . A rich and rewarding undertaking in helping us
grasp Cold War issues through surveillance of one of its crucial
theaters."--Cineaste"An insightful and novel introduction to the
visual culture of the Cold War."--Slavic and East European
Journal"[A] significant contribution to Cold War studies, film
studies, and comparative history. It should interest a broad range
of scholars and would make an excellent text in classes on the Cold
War and Cold War culture."--Slavic Review"Places American and
Soviet Cold War cinema in direct dialogue. . . . The big
contribution of [the] book is to provide a way to begin to see past
the basic dichotomy of good versus evil, and propaganda versus
entertainment, to a more subtle understanding of the workings of
ideology."--Russian Review"[T]he first full-length history of
American and Soviet cinemas' important role in waging the Cold War
warfare. Film scholars and historians alike will benefit from a
careful reading of this path-breaking work."--Journal of American
History
"Packed with new revelations and fresh insights, this is cultural
history at its finest. A 'must read' for anyone interested in
twentieth century popular culture or the Cold War."--Kenneth
Osgood, author of Total Cold War: Eisenhower's Secret Propaganda
Battle at Home and Abroad"Provides a balanced and rigorously
researched picture of the propaganda war that was fought on screen,
and contributes to a deeper understanding of a crucial, and still
enigmatic, period in our recent history."--Anna Lawton, author of
Imaging Russia 2000: Film and Facts"Bold, engaging, and thought
provoking. The cinema emerges from this study as a vital window on
the two combatant societies, an area of Cold War tension, and a
frequent protagonist in its own right."--Nicholas J. Cull, author
of The Cold War and the United States Information Agency"Breaks
important new ground on the history and representation of the
cultural Cold War. Keen analysis, striking illustrations, and
illuminating pairings of the Soviet and American films are among
the strengths of this book. Highly recommended."--Walter L. Hixson,
author of Parting the Curtain: Propaganda, Culture, and the Cold
War and Myth to Power: National Identity and U.S. Foreign
Policy"The two most knowledgeable people in the field of Soviet and
American cold war films combined their talents to produce an
important book. Their work demonstrates similarities as well as
difference in the two film industries. The reader of this book will
learn not only about movies but also about ideologies that
motivated the antagonists."--Peter Kenez, author of Cinema and
Soviet Society from the Revolution to the Death of Stalin and A
History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End
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