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Title: The Edinburgh Companion to Twentieth-Century British and American War Literature Condition: New Author: Adam Piette Contributor: Adam Piette (Edited by), Mark Rawlinson (Edited by) Format: Paperback EAN: 9781474413947 ISBN: 9781474413947 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press Genre: Literary Criticism Release Date: 03/31/2016 Description: The first reference book to twentieth-century war, literature and culture 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. Key Features: - Original essays commissioned from major critics and cultural historians
- Reflects the way war studies are currently being taught and researched: in the volume's approach, structure and breadth of coverage
- For scholars: core arguments and detailed research topics
- For students: Historically grounded topic- and genre-based essays, useful forstudying the modern period and war modules.
Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 156mm Item Weight: 1067g Release Year: 2016 Missing Information?
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