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The Edinburgh Companion to Twentieth-Century British and American War Literature
Adam Piette
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In fifty-seven chapters leading academics in the field of twentieth-century war studies examine the major wars of the century as well as other conflicts imagined by English and US writers. These include the Boer War, Spanish Civil War, the troubles in Northern Ireland, the Korean War and the decolonising conflicts in Africa through to the war on terror. Topics covered include: pacifism; refugees; camouflage; the war plane; war and children's literature; war and art; spy thrillers, and many more. Taken together the essays make a deliberate and thought-provoking intervention in the field.
In fifty-seven chapters leading academics in the field of twentieth-century war studies examine the major wars of the century as well as other conflicts imagined by English and US writers. These include the Boer War, Spanish Civil War, the troubles in Northern Ireland, the Korean War and the decolonising conflicts in Africa through to the war on terror. Topics covered include: pacifism; refugees; camouflage; the war plane; war and children's literature; war and art; spy thrillers, and many more. Taken together the essays make a deliberate and thought-provoking intervention in the field.
Product Details
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1065g
Number of Pages
600
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474413947
SKU
V9781474413947
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Ref
99-5
About Adam Piette
Adam Piette is Professor of Modern Literature at the University of Sheffield. Mark Rawlinson is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Leicester.
Reviews for The Edinburgh Companion to Twentieth-Century British and American War Literature
A volume that will certainly show the reader something new or something they have themselves neglected. As such, this volume is an essential aid in the field.
iTextualities.netr A wonderfully wide-ranging set of inspected Anglophone encounters between twentieth-century military conflicts and modernity's aesthetic modes - writing, of course, but also radio, photos, movies. The stress on so many ... Read more
iTextualities.netr A wonderfully wide-ranging set of inspected Anglophone encounters between twentieth-century military conflicts and modernity's aesthetic modes - writing, of course, but also radio, photos, movies. The stress on so many ... Read more