British Fiction and the Cold War [electronic resource] /
Hammond, A.author.
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.
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""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""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""; ""Notes""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""
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.
British literature.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Literature-Philosophy.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Great Britain-History.
Literature-History and criticism.
British and Irish Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Literary History.