The Cold War in science fiction [[electronic resource] ] : Soviet and American science fiction films in the 1950s / / Natalia Voinova

• Autore: Voinova Natalia
• Pubblicazione: Hamburg, : Anchor Academic Pub., 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (43 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.4301
• Soggetto topico: Science fiction films - Soviet Union - History and criticism; Science fiction films - United States - History and criticism; Cold War in literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "Disseminate knowledge"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and filmography.
• Nota di contenuto: The Cold War in Science Fiction: Soviet and American Science Fiction Films in the 1950s; Abstract; Table of Contents; I. Ideologies and Science Fiction; II. On the Home Front; III. Where No Man Has Gone Before; IV. Conclusion; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: Hauptbeschreibung This study will compare the USSR and the United States according to their cinematic use of science fiction in the late 1950s and 1960s in order to coincide with the period of de-Stalinisation and thaw in the USSR, and late McCarthyism in the United States. The genre provides an opportunity to express the two powers' scientific stand-off through fiction, and serves as a vehicle for the dissemination of ideas and propaganda. Post-1956 marks the time when the period of de-Stalinisation officially began and science fiction saw a carefully crafted rebirth for it served as a tool
• Titolo autorizzato: The Cold War in science fiction
• ISBN: 3-95489-558-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910493225203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II