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.

Autorentext
SALLY TOTMAN is a ****Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies in the School of International and Political Studies at Deakin University, Australia.

Inhalt
Foreword; G.Scudder The End of the Cold War: Rogue States and their Characteristics The Islamic Republic of Iran The Republic of Cuba The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya The Republic of Iraq The Democratic People's Republic of Korea The Republic of Sudan The Syrian Arab Republic Appendix I: Transcripts of President Clinton's Two Speeches Following the US Air Strikes against Sudan and Afghanistan Appendix II: Examples of Hollywood Films that Have and Have Not Received Pentagon Assistance