Restrained response : American novels of the cold war and Korea, 1945-1962
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Restrained response : American novels of the cold war and Korea, 1945-1962
（Contributions in American studies, no. 97）
Greenwood Press, 1990
- : lib. bdg. : alk. pap.
Available at 24 libraries
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Bibliography: p. [181]-213
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Introduction Postwar Reorientation 1945-1953 Occupational Hazards: The European Scene After V-J Day: The Far Eastern Arena Thunder in the Background: Home-Front Repercussions The Korean Corpus 1950-1953 Caught in Korea Sea and Air War Ground Fighting Chilling Prospects 1954-1962 Brink and Abyss The Machine in the Military Post-Korean Poise Conclusion Appendix Bibliograhy Index
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