Soviet Americana - The Cultural History of Russian and Ukrainian Americanists (Paperback)

The Americanist community played a vital role in the Cold War, as well as in large part directing the cultural consumption of Soviet society and shaping perceptions of the US. To shed light onto this important, yet under-studied, academic community, Sergei Zhuk here explores the personal histories of prominent Soviet Americanists, considering the myriad cultural influences - from John Wayne's bravado in the film Stagecoach to Miles Davis - that shaped their identities, careers and academic interests. Zhuk's compelling account draws on a wide range of understudied archival documents, periodicals, letters and diaries as well as more than 100 exclusive interviews with prominent Americanists to take the reader from the post-war origins of American studies, via the extremes of the Cold War, thaw and perestroika, to Putin's Russia. Soviet Americana is a comprehensive insight into shifting attitudes towards the US throughout the twentieth century and an essential resource for all Soviet and Cold War historians.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Library of Modern Russia
Release date:	September 2019
Authors:	Sergei Zhuk
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-13012-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Institutions & organizations Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	1-350-13012-5
Barcode:	9781350130128

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