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British Fiction and the Cold War
A. Hammond
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Description for British Fiction and the Cold War
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Number of Pages
327
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349445905
SKU
V9781349445905
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99-15
About A. Hammond
Andrew Hammond is Senior Lecturer of English Literature at the University of Brighton, UK. His research interests are Cold War fiction, postcolonial writing and cross-cultural discourse. Previous publications include Global Cold War Literature: Western, Eastern and Postcolonial Perspectives (editor, 2012) and British Literature and the Balkans: Themes and Contexts (2010).
Reviews for British Fiction and the Cold War
“British Fiction and the Cold War by Andrew Hammond demonstrates that the Cold War was part of everyday British life, and that British literature … . His breadth of exploration of Cold War themes in literature is of great value and Hammond’s monograph will be seen as vital for students seeking to study British literature and the Cold War. … ... Read more