Reds Under the Bed: American Anti-Communism in the 1950s

Author: Ross Smith Publisher: HTAV Length: 48pp Item number: 053 ISBN: 9781875585687 AU $20.00 (incl GST)

This work examines the clash of ideologies that shaped American popular culture and politics in the early years of the Cold War. It includes a range of classroom activities and film worksheets on a range of science fiction films with Cold War subplots. 


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