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Politics and imagination : Soviet children's culture and the space age, 1957-1964
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As the first man-made satellite orbited the Earth in October 1957, radios worldwide transmitted its persistent signal. Sputnik’s pulsing beep was either the most exhilarating proof to date of man’s rapid technological development, or a haunting reminder that, in the bi-polar world, science and technology had become the yardstick by which ideological battles were won or lost. For some the incessant tone represented the triumph of Soviet socialism. For others, it meant a new and harrowing ch...
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- Type of award:
- MPhil
- Level of award:
- Masters
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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English
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2024-02-26
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- Copyright holder:
- Kevin Trowel
- Copyright date:
- 2003
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