Reading America : Citizenship, Democracy, and Cold War Literature.

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"During the Cold War, the editor of Time magazine declared, "A good citizen is a good reader." As postwar euphoria faded, a wide variety of Americans turned to reading to understand their place in the changing world. Yet, what did it mean to be a good reader? And how did reading make...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Matthews, Kristin L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2017.
Subjects:
1900-1999
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Books and reading > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War in literature.
Politics and literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Citizenship in literature.
Democracy in literature.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Livres et lecture > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre froide dans la littérature.
Politique et littérature.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
American literature
Books and reading > Social aspects
Citizenship in literature
Cold War (1945-1989) in literature
Democracy in literature
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Literature and society
Politics and literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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