{"product_id":"progress-compromised-john-glenn-9780807169926","title":"Progress Compromised: Social Movements and the Individual in African American Postmodern Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eProgress Compromised, \u003c\/i\u003e John L. Glenn examines how African American literature engages in debates about the political and cultural tensions prompted by black social movements during the 1950s and 1960s. Glenn presents detailed case studies of four major novels that illuminate specific periods crucial in the history of African American political struggles, including campaigns for racial integration, the zenith of the civil rights movement, black nationalism, and the immediate legacy of the civil rights era. His analysis provides a nuanced understanding of black postmodern culture and shows how writers use fiction to postulate new modes of resistance and selfhood that defy societal constraints. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Colson Whitehead's \u003ci\u003eThe Intuitionist, \u003c\/i\u003e the first black female elevator inspector and her male counterparts reconsider their notions of what progress means for African Americans newly integrated into civil service and mass industry. Alice Walker's \u003ci\u003eMeridian\u003c\/i\u003e observes the novel's title character as she copes with the psychological distress experienced by activists participating in the civil rights movement, emphasizing how they bear the psychic and emotional weight of their struggle for equality. John Oliver Killens's satire \u003ci\u003eThe Cotillion; or, One Good Bull Is Half the Herd\u003c\/i\u003e considers class stratification among black communities and social organizations by following the protagonists as they expose the biases of a society women's group, set against a backdrop of late-1960s black nationalism. Finally, Toni Morrison's \u003ci\u003eTar Baby\u003c\/i\u003e concerns members of the post-civil rights generation who struggle to achieve self-renewal through introspection while confronting unresolved issues about racial identity and socioeconomic mobility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eProgress Compromised\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the discourse on black cultural politics circulating within late-twentieth-century African American literature, revealing how postmodern fiction investigates the effects of historical movements on individuals, their respective communities, and their efforts to resist social conformity and retain personal identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Glenn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807169927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807169926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019","brand":"John Glenn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120278958335,"sku":"9780807169926","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34f742b3-8400-42fd-99bf-3559aad6b973.jpg?v=1687413467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/progress-compromised-john-glenn-9780807169926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}