Download or read book Across the Blocs written by Patrick Major and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book asks the reader to reassess the Cold War not just as superpower conflict and high diplomacy, but as social and cultural history. It makes cross-cultural comparisons of the socio cultural aspects of the Cold War across the East/West block divide, dealing with issues including broadcasting, public opinion, and the production and consumption of popular culture.