Beyond the Black and White TV: Asian and Latin American Spectacle in Cold War America
Benjamin M. Han, "Beyond the Black and White TV: Asian and Latin American Spectacle in Cold War America"
English | ISBN: 1978803842 | 2020 | 216 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 1978803842 | 2020 | 216 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This is the first book that examines how “ethnic spectacle” in the form of Asian and Latin American bodies played a significant role in the cultural Cold War at three historic junctures: the Korean War in 1950, the Cuban Revolution in 1959, and the statehood of Hawaii in 1959. As a means to strengthen U.S. internationalism and in an effort to combat the growing influence of communism, television variety shows, such as The Xavier Cugat Show, The Ed Sullivan Show
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