The Politics of Cold War Culture
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- Published by MIT Press in Journal of Cold War Studies
- Vol. 3 (3), 59-76
- https://doi.org/10.1162/152039701750419510
Abstract
This article examines the relationship between politics and culture in Great Britain and the United States during the Cold War, with particular emphasis on the period from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. The article critically examines several recent books on British and American Cold War cultural activities, both domestic and external. The review covers theatrical, cinematic, literary, and broadcast propaganda and analyzes the complex network of links between governments and private groups in commerce, education, labor markets, and the mass entertainment media. It points out the fundamental differences between Western countries and the Soviet bloc and provides a warning to those inclined to view Western culture solely through a Cold War prism.Keywords
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