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Optimism, literature, and culture in American capitalism and Chinese socialism /

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This work examines the similarity between capitalism and socialism over the twentieth century as both systems found ways to encourage happiness and optimism in their citizens. Comparing radically different novels, it brings diverse social contexts and histories together, tracing an underlying likene...

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Main Author: Larson, Wendy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Series:Global Asias.
Subjects:
Happiness in literature.
Optimism in literature.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Chinese literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Capitalism > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Socialism and culture > China > 20th century.
Bonheur dans la littérature.
Optimisme dans la littérature.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature chinoise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Socialisme et culture > Chine > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
20th Century.
Modern.
Communism.
Political Ideologies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
American literature > History and criticism.
Capitalism > Social aspects > History.
Chinese literature > History and criticism.
Happiness in literature
Optimism in literature
Socialism and culture > History.
China
United States
Literature: history & criticism.
Literature.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The theory of progress and the embrace of optimism
  • Capitalist optimism
  • Socialist optimism
  • When optimism fractures: Wang Meng and Jack Kerouac