American Literature Transition 1940â1950 Christopher… Hardcover 9781107143319 LN

American Literature in Transition, 1940\u00E21950Edited by Christopher Vials\nCambridge University Press\nHardcover\nUnused and unread, minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffing or minor creasing. Stamped 'damaged' by publisher to a non-text page.\nEAN: 9781107143319\nPublished 31/01/2018\nLanguage: English\nIn the aftermath of World War II, the United States emerged as the dominant imperial power, and in US popular memory, the Second World War is remembered more vividly than the American Revolution. American Literature in Transition, 1940\u00C3\u00A2\u00E2\u201A\u00AC\u00E2\u20AC\u01531950 provides crucial contexts for interpreting the literature of this period. Essays from scholars in literature, history, art history, ethnic studies, and American studies show how writers intervened in the global struggles of the decade: the Second World War, the Cold War, and emerging movements over racial justice, gender and sexuality, labor, and de-colonization. One recurrent motif is the ce.