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American literature and the long downturn : neoliberal apocalypse /

This volume studies how the economic crisis of the 1970s and the rise of neoliberalism established the conditions for a contemporary American literary form: the neoliberal apocalypse. It reveals how contemporary American cultural and literary narratives have been shaped by the widespread tendency to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sinykin, Dan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
American literature > History and criticism > 20th century.
Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism > 20th century.
Apocalypse in literature.
End of the world in literature.
Littérature apocalyptique > Histoire et critique > 20e siècle.
Fin du monde dans la littérature.
Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
End of the world in literature
American literature
Apocalypse in literature
Apocalyptic literature
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume studies how the economic crisis of the 1970s and the rise of neoliberalism established the conditions for a contemporary American literary form: the neoliberal apocalypse. It reveals how contemporary American cultural and literary narratives have been shaped by the widespread tendency to see our present as apocalyptic.
Physical Description:1 online resource (196 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192594259
0192594257
9780192594266
0192594265