America Noir
Underground Writers and Filmmakers of the Postwar Era
$36.18
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
22 June 2010
Summary
In American Noir, ten writers and filmmakers refuse to surrender to the pressures for political conformity and challenge social pieties of the Cold War Era such as the superiority of American democracy and the importance of free enterprise.In America Noir David Cochran details how ten writers and filmmakers challenged the social pieties prevalent during the Cold War, such as the superiority of the American democracy, the benevolence of free enterprise, and the sanctity of the suburban family.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781588342188 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1588342182 |
| Author: | David Cochran |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Books |
| Imprint: | Smithsonian Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 22 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 411g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“A must for any serious student of noir tradition in American culture… . Entertaining and enlightening.”—BookPage
“Insightful … a welcome addition to the literature devoted to postwar culture.”—American Studies International
“Demonstrates … an obsessive knowledge of and contagious enthusiasm for its subject.”—Modern Language Notes
About The Author
David Cochran
David Cochran earned his PhD in American history from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He currently teaches at John A. Logan College and lives with his wife, three children, and four cats in Herrin, Illinois.
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