Dirty wars : landscape, power, and waste in western American literature /

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Since World War II, the American West has become the nation's military arsenal, proving ground, and disposal site. Through a wide-ranging discussion of recent literature produced in and about the West, Dirty Wars explores how the region's iconic landscapes, invested with myths of national...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beck, John, 1963-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2009.
Colección:Postwestern horizons.
Temas:
1900-1999
American literature > West (U.S.) > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Politics and culture > United States > History > 20th century.
War and literature.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Politique et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Politique et culture > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre et littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature.
Literature.
Politics and culture.
Politics and literature.
West (U.S.) > In literature.
United States.
West United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Since World War II, the American West has become the nation's military arsenal, proving ground, and disposal site. Through a wide-ranging discussion of recent literature produced in and about the West, Dirty Wars explores how the region's iconic landscapes, invested with myths of national virtue, have obscured the West's crucial role in a post-World War II age of "permanent war."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (366 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780803226692
0803226691
1282424424
9781282424425
9786612424427
6612424427

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