Duck and cover civil defense images in film and television from the Cold War to 9/11 /

Duck and cover civil defense images in film and television from the Cold War to 9/11 /

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"This volume explores how American popular culture has portrayed civil defense from mid-twentieth-century to the immediate post-September 11 era. Analyzes everything from early government propaganda films and 1950s science fiction films to Happy Days, the Reagan-era TV movie The Day After, and...

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Main Author: Matthews, Melvin E.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2012.
Subjects:
Civil defense in motion pictures.
Motion pictures > United States > History.
Civil defense on television.
Television programs > United States > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:"This volume explores how American popular culture has portrayed civil defense from mid-twentieth-century to the immediate post-September 11 era. Analyzes 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"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:v, 223 p.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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