Britain's Cold War : culture, modernity and the Soviet threat /: culture, modernity and the Soviet threat. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicholas J. Barnett.
• Authors: Barnett, Nicholas J
• Contents: Introduiton -- Between west and east : fellow travellers and British culture in the early Cold War -- 'No defence against the H-bomb' : British society and H-bomb hysteria in 1954 -- 'The Iron Curtain is melting away' : encounters with 'the thaw' -- 'When are the British coming to help us?' : British responses to the Soviet invasion of Budapest, 1956 -- 'Russia wins space race' : The British press and the launch of Sputnik, October 1957 -- The thriller and the Cold War -- Nuclear anxieties and popular culture -- 'The greatest story of our lifetime' : the successes and the limitations of Soviet ideology -- Viewing the Soviet Union at the end of Khrushev's rule -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 941.085; 909.82/5; Cold War -- Influence; Cold War in literature; Cold War in art; Cold War in mass media; Cold War in popular culture; Cold War -- Religious aspects; Nuclear warfare; War and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Art and war; Cold War (1945-1989) in literature; Cold War (1945-1989) in mass media; Cold War (1945-1989) in popular culture; Diplomatic relations; Nuclear warfare; Popular culture; Religious aspects of war; War and society; War -- Influence; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Europe, Eastern; Europe, Eastern; Great Britain; Soviet Union; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786723734; 1786723735
• Related ISBNs: 9781784538057
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.