A violent peace : race, U.S. militarism, and cultures of democratization in Cold War Asia and the Pacific /

"Offering a critical account of the ways in which the US deployed its war power under liberal auspices throughout the Cold War, this book casts a geopolitical lens onto cultural productions preoccupied with black freedom, Asian liberation, and Pacific Islander decolonization against the backdro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hong, Christine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2020]
Colección:Post 45.
Temas:
1900-1999
War and literature > History > 20th century.
Politics and literature > History > 20th century.
Racism > United States > History > 20th century.
Militarism > United States > History > 20th century.
Anti-imperialist movements > History > 20th century.
Guerre et littérature > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Politique et littérature > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Anti-impérialisme > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Politics .
Anti-imperialist movements.
Armed Forces.
Militarism.
Politics and government.
Politics and literature.
Race relations > Political aspects.
Racism.
War and literature.
United States > Armed Forces > East Asia > History.
United States > Armed Forces > Southeast Asia > History.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects > History.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Aspect politique > Histoire.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
East Asia.
Southeast Asia.
United States.
History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Democracy in the teeth of fascism : the Black POW and the invisible war at home in Ralph Ellison's war writings
  • Revolution from above : Oe Kenzaburo, the Black airman, and occupied Japan
  • A blueprint for occupied Japan : Miné Okubo and the American concentration camp
  • Possessive investment in ruin : the target, the proving ground, and the U.S. war machine in the nuclear Pacific
  • People's war, people's democracy, people's epic : Carlos Bulosan, U.S. counterintelligence, and Cold War unreliable narration
  • The enemy at home : urban warfare and the Russell Tribunal on Vietnam
  • Militarized queerness : racial masking and the Korean War mascot

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