How Hollywood Projects Foreign Policy

This book examines US foreign policy toward the so-called 'rogue states' and the products of the Hollywood film industry in relation to these states, which promises to make a significant contribution to our understanding of the 'soft power' that is popular culture. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-31 The End of the Cold War: Rogue States and Their Characteristics....Pages 33-50 The Islamic Republic of Iran....Pages 51-70 The Republic of Cuba....Pages 71-87 The Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya....Pages 89-103 The Republic of Iraq....Pages 105-117 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea....Pages 119-133 The Republic of Sudan....Pages 135-142 The Syrian Arab Republic....Pages 143-152 Conclusion....Pages 153-170 Back Matter....Pages 171-226