How the US Used Supermarkets as Propaganda Tools During the Cold War
Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 1037 , Segment 1
How the US Used Supermarkets as Propaganda Tools During the Cold War
Episode: How the US Used Supermarkets as Propaganda Tools During the Cold War
- Jun 8, 2021 6:00 pm
- 33:19 mins
The USA and the USSR both promised lives of plenty, and the Americans went as far as exporting an entire supermarket to persuade skeptics that the American way would lead to prosperity. Guest: Shane Hamilton, Senior Lecturer in Management at the University of York and the author of "Supermarket USA: Food and Power in the Cold War Farms Race"