Cold War friendships : Korea, Vietnam, and Asian American literature /

"Drawing on epochal films such as The Manchurian Candidate and Samuel Fuller's Steel Helmet, in addition to landmark literature by the likes of Richard Kim, Chang-rae Lee, Susan Choi, Le Ly Hayslip, and Maxine Hong Kingston, Cold War Friendships explores the plight of the Asian ally of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Park, Josephine Nock-Hee, 1971- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	American literature > Asian American authors > History and criticism. Cold War in literature. Cold War in motion pictures. Imperialism in literature. Imperialism in motion pictures. Korea > In literature. Korea > In motion pictures. Vietnam > In literature. Vietnam > In motion pictures. United States > Foreign relations > East Asia. Littérature américaine > Auteurs américains d'origine asiatique > Histoire et critique. Guerre froide dans la littérature. Guerre froide au cinéma. Impérialisme dans la littérature. Impérialisme au cinéma. Corée > Dans la littérature. Corée > Au cinéma. LITERARY CRITICISM > General. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. American literature > Asian American authors Cold War (1945-1989) in literature Cold War (1945-1989) in motion pictures Diplomatic relations Imperialism in literature Imperialism in motion pictures Literature Motion pictures East Asia Korea United States Vietnam Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Cold War Friendships; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Making Friendlies; Part I Securing the Korean War; 1. Lesser Friends; 2. Faithless Warrior: Richard E. Kim's The Martyred; 3. Loving Freedom in Susan Choi's The Foreign Student; 4. Inhuman Alliances: Chang-rae Lee's The Surrendered; Part II Reviving the War in Vietnam; 5. Losing Friends; 6. Goddess of Reconciliation: Le Ly Hayslip's Memoirs; 7. Fabricating Friends in Lan Cao's Monkey Bridge; 8. Shame and Love: Andrew X. Pham's Catfish and Mandala; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index