Rethinking the Cinematic Cold War

Historical consensus increasingly views the Cold War period as a multifaceted conflict which extended beyond the borders of the USSR and USA encompassing both cultural and diplomatic history. Debate remains however about how best to balance the Cold War as a cultural event with the existence of Cold War culture. Rethinking the Cinematic Cold War provides a fresh reassessment of this period highlighting how the convergence of geopolitical interests cultural production and exchange and technological and media history shaped a unique epoch. Consequently this volume seeks to diagnose the role cinema played in expanding the ideological outlook of artists audiences and policymakers.