Includes bibliographical references (pages 235 - 261) and index.
Contents:
A liberal modernism. Liberalism incorporated : intellectuals, abortion, and the critique of possessive individualism -- Racial liberalism : Native son and the problem of "color-blind" law -- A modern liberalism. The inward turn : tragedy, documentary, and the making of the postwar liberal imagination -- Ending in style : JFK, Nabokov, and the apotheosis of a liberal aesthetic -- Conclusion: What's left of liberalism? (or: What's so new about neoliberalism?).
Summary:
"This book maps the rise of a modern liberal culture in the United States from the 1930s to the 1960s. It shows how modern fiction writers responded to central concerns in liberal political thought, such as corporate ownership, reproductive rights, colorblind law, and presidential character"-- Provided by publisher.
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