Bomboozled![trademark symbol] how the U.S. government misled itself and its people into believing they could survive a nuclear attack
Conceived by a misguided government seeking to quiet the fears of an anxious public, the concept of the "Family Fallout Shelter" was Cold War paranoia at its finest, a massive bit of "propaganda by architecture" that has no more truth behind it than the absurd notion of "duck and cover." Inundated w...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Bomboozled![trademark symbol] : |b how the U.S. government misled itself and its people into believing they could survive a nuclear attack / |c Susan Roy. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Pointed Leaf Press, |c c2010. | ||
| 300 | |a 176 p. : |b chiefly ill. (some col.), col. ports., facs. (some col.) ; |c 27 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 500 | |a Illustrated end-papers. | ||
| 500 | |a Front cover has cutout revealing illustration on end-papers. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Bob Dylan's nuclear lament -- Atomic anxiety -- You can survive! -- Better homes & bunkers -- Nuclear housekeeping -- Drop-dead gorgeous -- Shelter skelter -- Plastic sheeting & duct tape. | |
| 520 | |a Conceived by a misguided government seeking to quiet the fears of an anxious public, the concept of the "Family Fallout Shelter" was Cold War paranoia at its finest, a massive bit of "propaganda by architecture" that has no more truth behind it than the absurd notion of "duck and cover." Inundated with government-sponsored films, posters, booklets, traveling caravans and exhibitions, the American family bought into the idea, investing millions of dollars in home shelters of every conceivable material and design. 'Bomboozled: How the U.S. Government Misled Itself and Its People Into Believing They Could Survive a Nuclear Attack' lays bare the buried truths of America's family fallout shelter obsession. Author Susan Roy charts the panic-fueled evolution of the shelter from a well-stocked basement pantry to a full-fledged (and often completely decorated) home addition, revealing through extensive archival photography, nuclear-era memorabilia, and previously unpublished media, a government and people in the grip of self-delusion. Fastidiously researched and sharply written, "Bomboozled" captures the absurdity and uncertainty of a culture that knew no better than to trust its government's message. | ||
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