TONY SHAW is Reader in International History at the University of Hertfordshire. His publications include Eden, Suez and the Mass Media: Propaganda and Persuasion during the Suez Crisis (I.B.Tauris). He is currently working on two projects: an account of Hollywood's propaganda role during the Cold War, and a history of British government propaganda during the Cold War.
'This is an important book that adds to the growing historical literature on British post-war cinema, showing by example how closely most filmmakers followed prevailing political norms and taboos.' Ian Christie Contemporary British History '...painstakingly compiled and carefully documented.' Gerald Kaufman Sunday Telegraph 'It makes a good case for using feature film as an index of political consciousness.' Sue Harper Journal of Contemporary History The Independent (Review) 1 September 2006. Article by the author Tony Shaw on the book subject. Morning Star, 30 August 2006. ' Shaw has written a fascinating and very useful book, which is also an essential historical record that turns the spotlight on this suppressed aspect of British Cinema.' -John Green.