Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 504 g
Subversive Russian and American Cold War Satire
Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 504 g
ISBN: 978-1-57003-985-0
Verlag: University of South Carolina Press
Offers insights in to the literature, politics, history, and culture of the cold war by closely examining the themes and goals of American and Russian satirical fiction. As Derek C. Maus illustrates, the paranoia of nuclear standoff encouraged a subversive storytelling mode for authors from both nations. The thematic scope of these satires transcends cultural differences, and, as Maus demonstrates, these writers saw that there was not only the atomic bomb to fear, but also the dangers of complete national militarization and the constant polarising threat of emergency.
