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Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Solitary Men: Boys in the City (I, the Jury, The Catcher in the Rye); 2. Social Women: Girls in Small Towns (Peyton Place, To Kill a Mockingbird); 3. Family Business and the American Dream (The Carpetbaggers, The Godfather); 4. Feminism Aloft and Adrift (Fear of Flying, Looking for Mr. Goodbar); 5. Appetites and Anxieties: The Unfathomed, the Undead, the Under Toad (Jaws, Interview with the Vampire, The World According to Garp); 6. Taking Care of Business (The Bonfire of the Vanities, I'll Take Manhattan). |
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7. American Trauma (Misery, The Things They Carried, Beloved)8. Law and Order (Presumed Innocent, The Silence of the Lambs, The Firm); 9. Romance in the Age of Late Capitalism (Rabbit at Rest, The Bridges of Madison County, Five Days in Paris); 10. Science and Superstition (Contact, Jurassic Park, Angels & Demons); Conclusion: History / Story; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Through the perspectives of selected best-selling novels from the end of World War II to the end of the 20th century--including The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Godfather, Jaws, Beloved, The Silence of the Lambs, and Jurassic Park--this book examines the crucial issues the U.S. was experiencing during those decades. These novels represent the voices of popular conversations, as Americans considered issues of family, class, racism and sexism, feminism, economic ambition, sexual violence, war, law, religion and science. Through the windows of fiction, the book surveys the Cold. |
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1900-1999 |
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Best sellers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Popular literature -- United States -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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American fiction. |
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Best sellers. |
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Books and reading. |
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Popular literature. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books. |
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Boundless (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9781476602486 : $45.00 |
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1476602484 : $45.00 |
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