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Restrained Response - American Novels of the Cold War and Korea, 1945-1962 (Hardcover, New)
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Restrained Response - American Novels of the Cold War and Korea, 1945-1962 (Hardcover, New)
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Axelsson provides an overview of American war and military novels
set between 1945 and 1962. These are novels informed and inspired
by the conditions and background of postwar occupation, the Korean
War, and the early phases of the Cold War. More than 120 narratives
are considered and evaluated from a literary point of view and
discussed in terms of their contribution to the understanding of
the period. The ultimate goal is a clear delineation of this period
in American life and literature. In view of this orientation, the
study will be useful to researchers and teachers of American
history and literature as well as students of the Korean War. Of
the books considered, 27 are given extended treatment; they were
selected as being representative of socio-literary phenomena. The
major part of the action in the novels takes place between V-E Day
and the Cuban Missile Crisis, a time in America characterized by
restraint and measured response to unprecedented demands and
dangers, accompanied by valiant efforts to rise to the occasion and
find new ways of meeting new challenges to American values and
ideals. Although the key concept throughout is American military
experience, the wide field of civilian-military relations is used
as an overlay to achieve a balanced perspective on the period. The
book includes two appendices: the first is a list of key data and
summaries of all works in the investigation; the second is a list
of the works broken down by geographical settings and thematic
considerations following categories outlined by chapters. A
bibilography of secondary sources is also outlined.
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