British Fiction and the Cold War
Paperback
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ISBN-13:
9781349445905
Veröffentl:
2013
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
25.09.2013
Seiten:
336
Autor:
A. Hammond
Gewicht:
424 g
Format:
216x140x19 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book offers a unique analysis of the wide-ranging responses of British novelists to the East-West conflict. Hammond analyses the treatment of such geopolitical currents as communism, nuclearism, clandestinity, decolonisation and US superpowerdom, and explores the literary forms which writers developed to capture the complexities of the age.
This book offers a unique analysis of the wide-ranging responses of British novelists to the East-West conflict. Hammond analyses the treatment of such geopolitical currents as communism, nuclearism, clandestinity, decolonisation and US superpowerdom, and explores the literary forms which writers developed to capture the complexities of the age.
Introduction 1. Literary Containment 2. The Nuclear Debate 3. An Age of Espionage 4. From Socialism to Postmodernism 5. The End of Empire 6. The American Age