Power and Class in Political Fiction Elite Theory and the Post-War W
This book introduces Elite Theory to the literary study of class as a framework for addressing issues of the nature of governance in political fiction. The book describes the historical development and major tenets of Elite Theory, and shows how eac
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Power and Class in Political Fiction
David Smit
Power and Class in Political Fiction Elite Theory and the Post-War Washington Novel
David Smit Kansas State University Manhattan, KS, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-26768-1 ISBN 978-3-030-26769-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26769-8 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Inge Johnsson / Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
In writing this book, I relied on the help and support of a great many people to whom I would like to express my gratitude. To the anonymous outside reviewer of my proposal and final draft, who suggested that I more fully “historicize” my argument and broaden my focus to include matters of race and gender, which led to my adding a chapter and dealing with broader issues of identity in each of the novels I discuss. The book is much better because of the reviewer’s suggestions. To William Richter, a colleague in Political Science at Kansas State University, who gave my chapter on Elite Theory a careful reading. To the staff of Kansas State University’s Interlibrary Loan department: Kathy Coleman, Marcia Eaton, and their students. At a crucial moment in my researching and drafting the book, the library at Kansas State suffered a terrible fire that caused most of its collection to be withdrawn from circulation for an indefinite period, and so for my last year of research I worked at the mercy of the Interlibrary Loan staff, who almost always got books to me within a few days of my request. To the staff at Palgrave Macmillan—Rachel Jacobe, Vinoth K
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