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UNINA9910790435003321 |
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Swirski Peter <1963-> |
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Ars Americana, ars politica [[electronic resource] ] : partisan expression in contemporary American literature and culture / / Peter Swirski |
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Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010 |
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1 online resource (230 p.) |
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American literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
Politics and literature - United States - History - 20th century |
Politics in literature |
Authors, American - 20th century - Political and social views |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-204) and index. |
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1960s: The return of the Black Panther: Irving Wallace's The man -- 1970s: The life and death of Walter Bodmor Nixon: Richard Condon's Death of a politician -- 1980s: The whores r us: P.J. O'Rourke's Parliament of whores -- 1990s: That dirty word, socialism: Warren Beatty's Bulworth -- 2000s: Truth or dare? Michael Moore's Stupid white men ... and other sorry excuses for the state of the nation! -- Conclusion: political art, American art. |
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A penetrating look at modern American politics and the partisan culture that feeds off its turmoil. |
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UNINA9910785559103321 |
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Autore |
Castro Joy |
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Island of bones [[electronic resource] ] : essays / / Joy Castro |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2012 |
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1-282-23393-9 |
9786613811677 |
0-8032-7144-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (145 p.) |
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English teachers - United States |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
Abused children - United States |
Children of divorced parents - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contnets ; Island of Bones; What My Mother Told MeWhen I Found Her; Clips of My Father's House; Turn of Faith; Getting Lost; In Theory; Farm Use; Hip Joints; No Más Monkey; Edging; Fitting; The Athens of the Midwest; You Can Avoid the Mistakes I Made; An Angle of Vision; Grip; Getting "Grip"; Hungry; On Becoming Educated; Vesper Adest; "¿Quién es ese Jimmy Choo?":A Latina Mother Comes of Age; Gratitude ; Source Acknowledgments ; Notes ; Bibliography |
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<DIV>Joy Castro is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of English and the Institute for Ethnic Studies. Castro's first book, <I>The Truth Book: A Memoir</I> (available as a Nebraska Paperback), was named a Book Sense Notable Book by the American Booksellers Association, and her novel, <I>Hell or High Water</I>, was named a National Latino Book Club selection. <BR></DIV> |
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