Cold War on the home front : the soft power of midcentury design / Greg Castillo.

Main entry:

Castillo, Greg.

Title & Author:

Cold War on the home front : the soft power of midcentury design / Greg Castillo.

Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2010]
©2010

Description:

xxiv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Domesticity as a weapon -- Household affluence and its discontents -- Cultural revolutions in tandem -- Better living through modernism -- Stalinism by design -- People's capitalism and capitalism's people -- The Trojan house goes east -- Consuming socialism -- Epilogue. Critical masses -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

Summary:

Greg Castillo presents an illustrated history of the persuasive impact of model homes, appliances, and furniture in Cold War propaganda.

Resources:
Book review (H-Net)

ISBN:

9780816646913 (hc ; alk. paper)
9780816646920 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0816646910 (hc ; alk. paper)
0816646929 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Consumer goods United States History 20th century.
Consumer goods Soviet Union History 20th century.
Capitalism United States History 20th century.
Socialism United States History 20th century.
Cold War.
Propaganda, American.
Propaganda, Soviet.
Biens de consommation États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Biens de consommation URSS Histoire 20e siècle.
Guerre froide.
Propagande américaine.
Propagande soviétique.
Capitalism.
Consumer goods.
Socialism.
Propaganda
Wohnkultur
Ausstellung
Huishoudingen.
Vormgeving.
Thuisfront.
Koude Oorlog.
Konsumtion.
Kapitalism.
Kalla kriget.
Soviet Union.
United States.
Deutschland
Sowjetunion
Verenigde Staten.
Communistische landen.
Förenta staterna.
Sovjetunionen.
USA.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 266314
Call No.: BIB 198012
Status: Available

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