American television in the Cold War era, argues Nadel (literature and film, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), played a central role in solidifying a "national imaginary" of white homogeneity and conformity. Along the way he discusses the how the interstate system and the weekly television show, Disneyland, together helped construct suburban conceptions of geographic space; how television Westerns transmitted ideas supportive of Cold War ideological messages; and how televisual images of Southern rebels such as Johnny Yuma sought to undermine the Civil Rights movement. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)