1st Edition

Cold War American Literature and the Rise of Youth Culture Children of Empire

By Denis Jonnes Copyright 2015
224 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

Demands placed on many young Americans as a result of the Cold War give rise to an increasingly age-segregated society. This separation allowed adolescents and young adults to begin to formulate an identity distinct from previous generations, and was a significant factor in their widespread rejection of contemporary American society. This study traces the emergence of a distinctive post-war... Read more
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Biography

Denis Jonnes is Professor in the Anglo-American Studies Department at the University of Kitakyushu, Japan.