Duck and Cover - Civil Defense Images in Film and Television from the Cold War to 9/11 (Paperback)

During the 1950s and early 1960s, school air-raid drills, bomb shelters, and unnerving civil defense films served as constant reminders of the looming threat of nuclear war. Throughout America, a widespread civil defense effort used town meetings, public school educational programs, and the mass media--television, radio, and especially, motion pictures--to mobilize every citizen for a protracted Cold War. This volume explores how American popular culture has portrayed civil defense from mid-twentieth-century to the immediate post-September 11 era. With analysis of everything from early government propaganda films and 1950s science fiction films to Happy Days, the Reagan-era TV movie The Day After, and the small-screen nostalgia trend after 9/11, this work shows that whatever the future holds, popular culture has and will continue to address our nuclear fears.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	October 2011
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	229
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-6587-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-6587-5
Barcode:	9780786465873

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