The Dancer Defects: The Struggle for Cultural Supremacy during the Cold War

Description: The Dancer Defects: The Struggle for Cultural Supremacy during the Cold War Caute, David Product Overview The cultural Cold War between the Soviet Union and the West was without precedent. At the outset of this original and wide-ranging historical survey, David Caute establishes the nature of the extraordinary cultural competition set up post-1945 between Moscow, New York, London and Paris, with the most intimate frontier war staged in the city of Berlin. Using sources in four languages, Caute explores the cultural Cold War as it rapidly penetrated theatre, film, classical music, popular music, ballet, painting and sculpture, as well as propaganda by exhibition. Artists such as Miller, Picasso, Eisenstein, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky became involved in this fierce cultural competition through which each of the major Cold War protagonists sought to establish their supremacy. Caute challenges some recent, one- dimensional, American accounts of 'Cold War culture', which ignore not only the Soviet performance but virtually any cultural activity outside the USA. The West presented its cultural avant-garde as evidence of liberty, even through monochrome canvases and dodecaphonic music appealed only to a minority audience. Soviet artistic standards and teaching levels were exceptionally high, but the fear of freedom and innovation virtually guaranteed the moral defeat which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; First Edition (August 28, 2003) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 818 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199249083 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 84 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.82 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 1.75 x 6.5 inches Best Sellers Rank: #4,380,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #15,501 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences #61,259 in Social Sciences (Books) #15,501 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences #61,259 in Social Sciences (Books) Quality Products This will be shipped securely Returns must be within 30 days - item EXACTLY as it was sent. Must have tracking number. Email us with any issues/questions. Thanks for looking! Fast and Free Shipping Shipping is free for this item. We get your order shipped out and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again!

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