{"product_id":"9780786483693","title":"Anti-Communism and Popular Culture in Mid-Century America","description":"Not long after the Allied victories in Europe and Japan, America’s attention turned from world war to cold war. The perceived threat of communism had a definite and significant impact on all levels of American popular culture, from government propaganda films like \u003ci\u003eRed Nightmare\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine to \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.\u003c\/i\u003e    This work examines representations of anti-communist sentiment in American popular culture from the early fifties through the mid-sixties. The discussion covers television programs, films, novels, journalism, maps, memoirs, and other works that presented anti-communist ideology to millions of Americans and influenced their thinking about these controversial issues. It also points out the different strands of anti-communist rhetoric, such as liberal and countersubversive ones, that dominated popular culture in different media, and tells a much more complicated story about producers’ and consumers’ ideas about communism through close study of the cultural artifacts of the Cold War.    Instructors considering this book for use in a course may  request an examination copy here.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068183888112,"sku":"9780786483693","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786483693_p0.jpg?v=1763660718","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786483693","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}