{"product_id":"cold-war-ii-tatiana-prorokova-konrad-9781496831101","title":"Cold War II: Hollywood's Renewed Obsession with Russia","description":"Contributions by Thomas J. Cobb, Donna A. Gessell, Helena Goscilo, Cyndy Hendershot, Christian Jimenez, David LaRocca, Lori Maguire, Tatiana Prorokova-Konrad, Ian Scott, Vesta Silva, Lucian Tion, Dan Ward, and Jon Wiebel \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In recent years, Hollywood cinema has forwarded a growing number of images of the Cold War and entertained a return to memories of conflicts between the USSR and the US, Russians and Americans, and communism and capitalism. \u003ci\u003eCold War II: Hollywood's Renewed Obsession with Russia\u003c\/i\u003e explores the reasons for this sudden reestablished interest in the Cold War. Essayists examine such films as Guy Ritchie's \u003ci\u003eThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.\u003c\/i\u003e, Steven Spielberg's \u003ci\u003eBridge of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen's \u003ci\u003eHail, Caesar!\u003c\/i\u003e, David Leitch's \u003ci\u003eAtomic Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e, Guillermo del Toro's \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, Ryan Coogler's \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e, and Francis Lawrence's \u003ci\u003eRed Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, as well as such television shows as \u003ci\u003eComrade Detective\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors to this collection interrogate the revival of the Cold War movie genre from multiple angles and examine the issues of patriotism, national identity, otherness, gender, and corruption. They consider cinematic aesthetics and the ethics of these representations. They reveal how Cold War imagery shapes audiences' understanding of the period in general and of the relationship between the US and Russia in particular. The authors complicate traditional definitions of the Cold War film and invite readers to discover a new phase in the Cold War movie genre: Cold War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tatiana Prorokova-Konrad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496831101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496831101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021","brand":"Tatiana Prorokova-Konrad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990832840959,"sku":"9781496831101","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb4a3764-e67e-4dd7-ac65-7011013042dd.jpg?v=1683306945","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cold-war-ii-tatiana-prorokova-konrad-9781496831101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}