George Blaustein

Nightmare Envy and Other Stories

American Culture and European Reconstruction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nightmare Envy and Other Stories is a study of Americanist writing and institutions in the 20th century. It traces the histories of American Studies, anthropology, cultural diplomacy, and literary criticism through World War II and the American occupations of Europe. the American occupations of Europe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780190209216
• ISBN-10: 0190209216
• Artikelnr.: 49136508

Autorenporträt

George Blaustein is Assistant Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Amsterdam.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Americanists in Unexpected Places
Chapter 2: The Predicament of National Character
Chapter 3: Pictures from an Institution: The Salzburg Seminar and Postwar Mitteleuropa
Chapter 4: To the Heart of Europe: F.O. Matthiessen's Baedeker
Epilogue
Bibliography