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Zusatztext "One of the great problems of our age—the decline in political engagement—comes alive in this sobering exploration of modern literature. Demonstrating the loss of agency and of hope and commitment portrayed in novels of many nations, The Political Novel helps us understand the past century and maybe the one ahead." -- James N. Gregory, the Harry Bridges Endowed Chair of Labor Studies and Professor of History, the University of Washington, USA Informationen zum Autor Stuart A. Scheingold was Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington (Seattle), USA. He was the author or editor of 16 books and was the recipient in 2004 of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Law and Courts Section of American Political Science Association. Klappentext Reveals how novels of political estrangement have drawn on cultural narratives to capture the zeitgeist of the 20th Century and the disillusionment of modernism. In this book! the author adds political novels to those inquiries and argues that they make a distinctive and hitherto neglected contribution to the collective memory of the 20th Century. Vorwort Reveals how novels of political estrangement have drawn on cultural narratives to capture the zeitgeist of the twentieth century and the disillusionment of modernism. Zusammenfassung Reveals how novels of political estrangement have drawn on cultural narratives to capture the zeitgeist of the 20th Century and the disillusionment of modernism. In this book! the author adds political novels to those inquiries and argues that they make a distinctive and hitherto neglected contribution to the collective memory of the 20th Century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Novels of Political Estrangement: Subversion of Agency in the Twentieth Century 2. Anti-War Novels in the 20th Century: The Road to Late Modernity 3. The Alchemy of Catastrophe: Seeking Spiritual Solace in the Ashes of the Holocaust 4. Aftermath of Disaster: The Nazi Legacy 5. The Contradictions of Democracy: Political Estrangement in the U.S. and the U.K. 6. Re-Imagining the 20th Century, Remembering the 21st Notes Bibliography Index ...
