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"Bridging the 1949 divide in both literary historical periodization and political demarcation, Xiaojue Wang proposes a new framework to consider Chinese literature beyond national boundaries, as something arising out of the larger global geopolitical and cultural conflict of the Cold War."--Provided by publisher.

Chinese literature --- Cold War in literature --- Modernism (Literature) --- History and criticism --- Chinese literature --- Cold War in literature

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‘This ground-breaking, field-defining work will become a go-to volume for those looking for the impact of the Cold War on global literatures, a requisite starting point for further research and a testament to collaborative scholarship.’ - Steven Belletto, co-editor, Neocolonial Fictions of the Global Cold War (2019). ‘The Palgrave Handbook of Cold War Literature offers a comprehensive, wide-ranging and consistently high quality engagement with the full range of Cold War literatures, forming a one-stop handbook that will allow both neophytes and specialists to immediately grasp the key continuities and differences across national cultures.’ - Dr Daniel Grausam, Durham University, UK This book offers a comprehensive guide to global literary engagement with the Cold War. Eschewing the common focus on national cultures, the collection defines Cold War literature as an international current focused on the military and ideological conflicts of the age and characterised by styles and approaches that transcended national borders. Drawing on specialists from across the world, the volume analyses the period’s fiction, poetry, drama and autobiographical writings in three sections: dominant concerns (socialism, decolonisation, nuclearism, propaganda, censorship, espionage), common genres (postmodernism, socialism realism, dystopianism, migrant poetry, science fiction, testimonial writing) and regional cultures (Asia, Africa, Oceania, Europe and the Americas). In doing so, the volume forms a landmark contribution to Cold War literary studies which will appeal to all those working on literature of the 1945-1989 period, including specialists in comparative literature, postcolonial literature, contemporary literature and regional literature.

Cold War in literature. --- War and literature. --- Literature, Modern --- Literature and war --- Literature --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism

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This book analyses the 1980s as a nuclear decade, focusing on British and United States fiction. Ranging across genres including literary fiction, science fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, graphic novels, children’s and young adult literature, thrillers and horror, it shows how pressing nuclear issues were, particularly the possibility of nuclear war, were and how deeply they penetrated the culture. It is innovative for its discussion of a “nuclear transatlantic,” placing British and American texts in dialogue with one another, for its identification of a vibrant young adult fiction that resonates with more conventionally studied literatures of the period and for its analysis of a “politics of vulnerability” animating nuclear debates. Placing nuclear literature in social and historical contexts, it shows how novels and short stories responded not only to nuclear fears, but also crystallised contemporary debates about issues of gender, the environment, society and the economy.

American literature --- Cold War in literature. --- History and criticism. --- Literature, Modern-20th century. --- Civilization-History. --- Twentieth-Century Literature. --- Cultural History. --- Literature, Modern—20th century. --- Civilization—History. --- 1900-1999

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Thus their cold war critiques still resonate today and invite further comparative studies such as this one.

Cold War --- Politics and literature --- Cold War in literature. --- Satire, Russian --- Satire, American --- Russian fiction --- American fiction --- Literature --- Literature and politics --- Influence. --- History --- History and criticism. --- Political aspects

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The Cold War was not only about the imperial ambitions of the super powers, their military strategies, and antagonistic ideologies. It was also about conflicting worldviews and their correlates in the daily life of the societies involved. The term "Cold War Culture" is often used in a broad sense to describe media influences, social practices, and symbolic representations as they shape, and are shaped by, international relations. Yet, it remains in question whether - or to what extent - the Cold War Culture model can be applied to European societies, both in the East and the West. While every

Cold War --- Cold War in literature. --- Cold War in motion pictures. --- Cold War in mass media. --- Cold War in popular culture. --- Collective memory --- Social aspects