Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1970

Book Overview

The Cold War was a period of great political tensions and exceptional creativity touching every aspect of life, from everyday products to the highest arenas of human achievement in science and culture. Cold War Modern is an ambitious review of the geography of Cold War modernity, including works from the Socialist Bloc and western Europe, the United States, Cuba and Japan. Essays on subjects as diverse as Cold War strategy, domesticity and hi-tech design developments are illustrated with remarkable images by internationally renowned artists and designers from Picasso to Kubrick, alongside the forgotten figures of the Cold War era.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851775439
• ISBN13: 9781851775439
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: V & A Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.2" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary