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Book Synopsis* An inspiring guide to the creative output of the United States in the postwar period. * Embraces diversity, covering Vietnam literature, gay and lesbian literature, American Jewish fiction, Italian American literature, Irish American writing, emergent ethnic literatures, African American writing, jazz, film, drama and more.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors.
1. Introducing American Literature and Culture in the Postwar Years: Josephine G. Hendin.
2. The Fifties and After: An Ambiguous Culture: Frederick R. Karl.
3. The Beat Generation is Now About Everything : Regina Weinreich.
4. From Bebop to Hip Hop: American Music After 1950: Perry Meisel.
5. American Drama in the Postwar Period: John Bell.
6. Hollywood Dreaming: Postwar American Film: Leonard Quart, Albert Auster.
7. The Beauty and Destructiveness of War: A Literary Portrait of the Vietnam Conflict: Pat C. Hoy II.
8. Postmodern Fictions: David Mikics.
9. Gay and Lesbian Writing in Post World War II America : Mary Jo Bona.
10. Identity and the Postwar Temper in American Jewish Fiction: Daniel Fuchs.
11. Fire and Romance: African American Literature Since World War II: Sterling Lecater Bland, Jr.
12. Italian/American Literature and Culture: Fred L. Gardaphé.
13. Irish American Writing: Political Men and Archetypal Women: Robert E. Rhodes and Patricia Monaghan.
14. Emergent Ethnic Literatures: Native American, Hispanic, Asian American: Cyrus R. K. Patell.
15. I’ll Be Your Mirror, Reflect What You Are Postmodern Documentation and the Downtown New York Scene from 1975 to the Present: Marvin J. Taylor.
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