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The Edinburgh Companion to Twentieth-Century British and American War Literature (Edinburgh Companions to Literature and the Humanities)
Author: Adam Piette
Year: January 1, 2012
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 5.7 MB
Language: English
Year: January 1, 2012
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 5.7 MB
Language: English
The first reference book to twentieth-century war, literature and culture In fifty-seven chapters leading academics in the field of twentieth-century war studies examine the major wars of the century as well as other conflicts imagined by English and US writers. These include the Boer War, Spanish Civil War, the troubles in Northern Ireland, the Korean War and the decolonising conflicts in Africa through to the war on terror. Topics covered pacifism; refugees; camouflage; the war plane; war and children's literature; war and art; spy thrillers, and many more. Taken together the essays make a deliberate and thought-provoking intervention in the field. Key