{"product_id":"duck-and-cover-melvin-e-matthews-9780786465873","title":"Duck and Cover: Civil Defense Images in Film and Television from the Cold War to 9\/11","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melvin E. Matthews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786465875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786465873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 179","brand":"Melvin E. Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401252786431,"sku":"9780786465873","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dbd81e30-631e-4311-a449-f922365f7bb7.jpg?v=1733887173","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/duck-and-cover-melvin-e-matthews-9780786465873","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}