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A Critical History of the New American Studies, 1970-1990
Gunter H. Lenz
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Description for A Critical History of the New American Studies, 1970-1990
Paperback. A look at a critical period in American Studies Editor(s): Isensee, Reinhard; Milich, Klaus; Pease, Donald E.; Rowe, John Carlos. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Starting in 2005, Gunter H. Lenz began preparing a book-length exploration of the transformation of the field of American Studies in the crucial years between 1970 and 1990. As a commentator on, contributor to, and participant in the intellectual and institutional changes in his field, Lenz was well situated to offer a comprehensive and balanced interpretation of that seminal era. Building on essays he wrote while these changes were ongoing, he shows how the revolution in theory, the emergence of postmodern socioeconomic conditions, the increasing globalization of everyday life, and postcolonial responses to continuing and new forms of colonial domination ... Read more
Starting in 2005, Gunter H. Lenz began preparing a book-length exploration of the transformation of the field of American Studies in the crucial years between 1970 and 1990. As a commentator on, contributor to, and participant in the intellectual and institutional changes in his field, Lenz was well situated to offer a comprehensive and balanced interpretation of that seminal era. Building on essays he wrote while these changes were ongoing, he shows how the revolution in theory, the emergence of postmodern socioeconomic conditions, the increasing globalization of everyday life, and postcolonial responses to continuing and new forms of colonial domination ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Hanover, United States
ISBN
9781512600032
SKU
V9781512600032
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99-15
About Gunter H. Lenz
GUNTER H. LENZ (1940 2012) was one of the leading scholars of American Studies in Europe and one of the founders of Transnational American Studies. Trained in the famed Frankfurt School he was professor of American literary and cultural studies at Humboldt University in Berlin.
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