The Shaping of Popular Consent

Focusing on the interwar years from 1929 to 1941, this book examines how the ruling elites in both the USSR and the US sought to gain popular consent through the use of visual arts. It challenges the prevailing notion that these two superpowers were fundamentally oppositional by exploring their similarities in employing cultural media to win public support. The analysis raises critical questions about the necessity of popular trust in their political systems and the strategies used to engage citizens during a transformative period marked by mass communication.