Transatlantic Literature and Culture After 9/11 The Wrong Side of Pa

Transatlantic Literature and Culture After 9/11 asks whether post-9/11 America has chosen the 'wrong side of paradise' by waging war on terror rather than working for global peace. Analyzing transatlantic literature and culture, the book refocuses our vie

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Transatlantic Literature and Culture After 9/11

10.1057/9781137443212 - Transatlantic Literature and Culture After 9/11, Edited by Kristine A. Miller

Also by Kristine A. Miller

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BRITISH LITERATURE OF THE BLITZ: Fighting the People’s War

10.1057/9781137443212 - Transatlantic Literature and Culture After 9/11, Edited by Kristine A. Miller

The Wrong Side of Paradise Edited by

Kristine A. Miller Utah State University, USA

10.1057/9781137443212 - Transatlantic Literature and Culture After 9/11, Edited by Kristine A. Miller

Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to New York University - Waldmann Dental Library - PalgraveConnect - 2015-01-11

Transatlantic Literature and Culture After 9/11

Introduction, selection and editorial matter © Kristine A. Miller 2014 Individual chapters © Contributors 2014

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