British Fiction and the Cold War
Lieferzeit: Print on Demand - Lieferbar innerhalb von 3-5 Werktagen I
ISBN-13:
9781137274847
Veröffentl:
2013
Erscheinungsdatum:
25.09.2013
Seiten:
327
Autor:
A. Hammond
Gewicht:
590 g
Format:
225x139x27 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