 | Understanding the imaginary war Subjects: Kernwaffe; Atomkrieg; Atomare Rüstung; Ost-West-Konflikt; Imaginary wars and battles.; Nuclear warfare; Imaginary wars and battles.; Nuclear warfare; Cold War.; Understanding the imaginary war presents a comparative overview of the cultural imaginations of nuclear weapons and the anticipation of nuclear destruction. It considers representations of elements of the Cold War in popular culture and thought across Europe, Japan, USSR and the USA, providing a significant addition to Cold War historiography. Matthew Grant is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Essex Benjamin Ziemann is Professor in Modern German History at the University of Sheffield |
