{"product_id":"writing-nature-in-cold-war-sarah-daw-9781474430036","title":"Writing Nature in Cold War American Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst book-length ecocritical study of Cold War American literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompelling analyses of the function and representation of Nature in a wide range of Cold War fiction and poetry by authors including Paul Bowles, J. D. Salinger, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Mary McCarthy reveals the prevalence of portrayals of Nature as an infinite, interdependent system in American literature written between 1945 and 1971. \u003cbr\u003eDaw astutely highlights the Cold War's often overlooked role in environmental history and argues that Rachel Carson's \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e (1962) can be considered as part of a trend of increasingly ecological depictions of Nature in literature written after 1945. By exploring the most recent developments in the field of ecocriticism, the book is embedded within current ecocritical debates concerning the Anthropocene and anthropogenic climate change. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains five case studies of six Cold War writers: Paul Bowles, Peggy Pond Church, J. D. Salinger, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Mary McCarthy Offers an in-depth exploration of the influences behind each writer's presentation of NatureShows the Cold War to be a time of seismic change in the human's relationship to the environment, and demonstrates the degree to which this inflects Cold War literatureEngages with the most recent developments in the field of ecocriticism, which drive the study's analytical methodology and embed the book within current ecocritical debates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Daw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474430031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474430036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Sarah Daw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46640672276735,"sku":"9781474430036","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_853f01dd-f78b-4909-a183-c12bef808dd3.jpg?v=1740670235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-nature-in-cold-war-sarah-daw-9781474430036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}