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In the Shadow of the Bomb
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In the Shadow of the Bomb : The Legacy of the Cold War in Dr. Strangelove, End Zone, Crash and The Wire

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 1476664668
ISBN-13 9781476664668
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Manufacture US
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Apr 3rd, 2018
Print length 209 Pages
Weight 263 grams
Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 1.10 cms
Ksh 7,200.00
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The Cold War profoundly shaped neoliberalism in ways that are as yet not fully realised. This book is a careful and extensively researched look at the narratives that pierce the heart of the Cold War zeitgeist and its aftermath and reveal to us that we may be living in a post-Cold War world.

Detective McNulty applies bite marks to a deceased man''s body with a set of dentures in The Wire, illustrating how officialdom deals in falsehood. Dr. Strangelove lovingly describes the "doomsday machine" as being free from "human meddling," while it destroys the world, highlighting the absurdity of placing systems above any moral considerations. In Crash, Ballard survives a car accident only to be cared for by a paternal technology that tends only to his physical needs--a life of technical certitude bereft of beauty.

The Cold War, with its promise of imminent and purposeless doom, profoundly shaped the post-modern world in ways that are not yet appreciated. This study examines the Cold War zeitgeist and its aftermath as shown in fiction, film and television.


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