{"product_id":"duck-and-cover-civil-defense-images-in-film-and-television-from-the-cold-war-to-9-11-9780786465873","title":"Duck and Cover: Civil Defense Images in Film and Television from the Cold War to 9\/11","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Melvin E. Matthews\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Television - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e During the 1950s and early 1960s, school air-raid drills, bomb shelters, and unnerving civil defense films served as constant reminders of the looming threat of nuclear war. Throughout America, a widespread civil defense effort used town meetings, public school educational programs, and the mass media--television, radio, and especially, motion pictures--to mobilize every citizen for a protracted Cold War. This volume explores how American popular culture has portrayed civil defense from mid-twentieth century to the immediate post-September 11 era. With analysis of everything from early government propaganda films and 1950s science fiction films to \u003ci\u003eHappy Days\u003c\/i\u003e, the Reagan-era TV movie \u003ci\u003eThe Day After\u003c\/i\u003e, and the small-screen nostalgia trend after 9\/11, it shows how popular culture reflects American fears and the hope of preparedness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47599449833623,"sku":"9780786465873","price":2830.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786465873.webp?v=1775004484","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/duck-and-cover-civil-defense-images-in-film-and-television-from-the-cold-war-to-9-11-9780786465873","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}