Society and Literature 1945-1970 (Routledge Revivals)

Society and Literature 1945-1970 (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Alan Sinfield
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2013-12-17
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1135021384

First published in 1983, this book focuses on the twentieth-century writer as both a product, and an interpreter, of his or her society. It explores the social basis of our conceptions of literature and the ways in which writing is affected by the media, institutional and technical, through which it reaches readers. The text looks at experiences of the period in terms of domestic and world affairs, sexuality, and philosophical and religious attitudes. It discusses the social and economic structures which specifically affect the act of writing, and considers the dominant developments of the period in three genres: novels, poetry and writing for theatre.

Routledge Revivals: The Progress of Romance (1986)

Routledge Revivals: The Progress of Romance (1986)
Author: Jean Radford
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1315447703

First published in 1986, the aim of this book is to present some of the changing thinking on popular writing to a wider audience in view of the enormous growth of mass culture after the war, but also to offer a historical perspective on a specific form of popular fiction: the romance. The essays collected here reflect diverse positions and methods in the current debate: sociological, psychoanalytic and literary. Some focus more on texts or readers, others concentrate on theoretical questions about narrative or ideology. All of the essays, however, view popular forms and their uses historical in historical context — rejecting the notion they are a contaminated by-product of industrialism.

Sexual Sameness (Routledge Revivals)

Sexual Sameness (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Joseph Bristow
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2014-03-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317807596

First published in 1992, Sexual Sameness examines the differing textual strategies male and female writers have developed to celebrate homosexuality. Examining such writers as E.M. Forster, James Baldwin, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Audre Lourde, this wide-ranging book demonstrates how literature has been one of the few cultural spaces in which sexual outsiders have been able to explore forbidden desires. From the humiliating trials of Oscar Wilde to the appalling stigmatisation of people living with AIDS, Sexual Sameness reveals the persistent homophobia that has until recently almost completely inhibited our understanding of lesbian and gay writing. In opening up homosexual literature to informed and objective methods of reading, Sexual Sameness will be of interest to a large lesbian and gay readership, as well as to students of gender studies, literary studies and the social sciences.

Routledge Revivals: Homosexuality: A Research Guide (1987)

Routledge Revivals: Homosexuality: A Research Guide (1987)
Author: Wayne R. Dynes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 890
Release: 2017-02-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351984780

First published in 1987, this book encompasses a broad range interdisciplinary research into homosexuality — displaying a full spectrum of points of view — and, given that the major traditions of modern homosexual research began in Europe, is not restricted to works in English.. In general topics that are densely covered in the literature are presented in this guide selectively, with some less studied topics, such as Economics and Music, fleshed out with signposts to more comprehensive research. It seeks to not only mirror existing publications, but also to stimulate new work by pinpointing neglected themes and methods. This book will be of interest to students of sociology.

Society and Literature 1945-1970 (Routledge Revivals)

Society and Literature 1945-1970 (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Alan Sinfield
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2013-12-17
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1135021376

First published in 1983, this book focuses on the twentieth-century writer as both a product, and an interpreter, of his or her society. It explores the social basis of our conceptions of literature and the ways in which writing is affected by the media, institutional and technical, through which it reaches readers. The text looks at experiences of the period in terms of domestic and world affairs, sexuality, and philosophical and religious attitudes. It discusses the social and economic structures which specifically affect the act of writing, and considers the dominant developments of the period in three genres: novels, poetry and writing for theatre.

Marx and the End of Orientalism (Routledge Revivals)

Marx and the End of Orientalism (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Bryan S. Turner
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2014-07-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317646401

First published in 1978, this title analyses a range of problems that arise in the study of North Africa and the Middle East, bridging the gap between studies of Sociology, Islam, and Marxism. Both Sociology and the study of Islam draw on an Orientalist tradition founded on an idealist epistemology, ethnocentric values and an evolutionary view of historical development. Bryan Turner challenges the basic assumptions of Orientalism by considering such issues as the social structure of Islamic society, the impact of capitalism in the Middle East, the effect of Israel on territories, revolutions, social classes and nationalism. A detailed and fascinating study, Marx and the End of Orientalism will be of particular interest to students studying the sociology of colonialism and development, Marxist sociology and sociological theory.

Revival: Society in the Making: Hungarian Social and Societal Policy, 1945-75 (1979)

Revival: Society in the Making: Hungarian Social and Societal Policy, 1945-75 (1979)
Author: Zsuzsa Ferge
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2018-07-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351696971

This title was first published in 1979. This important book is the product of a remarkable experience. A sociologist domiciled in Hungary, the author has intermittently taught and studied in France, Britain and the United States. Few social scientists of the post-Second World War generation have had this range of experience. And, as we know from the history of theoretical physics, psychoanalysis, economic and other fields, Hungary is the incubator of great talents. A Society in the Making can be read on three levels: as a study of Hungarian social structure, as a case-study in comparative social policy, or as a contribution to the theory of social policy. As a study of Hungary, the author's book is one of the small but growing number of analyses of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union which avoid denunciamentos and apologetics. It is a sympathetically critical account (as she says 'In social science, there is no neutral act') from which much can be learned.

Reader's Guide to Literature in English

Reader's Guide to Literature in English
Author: Mark Hawkins-Dady
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1024
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1135314179

Reader's Guide Literature in English provides expert guidance to, and critical analysis of, the vast number of books available within the subject of English literature, from Anglo-Saxon times to the current American, British and Commonwealth scene. It is designed to help students, teachers and librarians choose the most appropriate books for research and study.

The Conservative Nation (Routledge Revivals)

The Conservative Nation (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Andrew Gamble
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2014-06-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317649788

Since the 1880s, the Conservative Party has been an important political force in Britain. In this study of Conservative ideology since the end of Second World War, first published in 1974, Andrew Gamble considers the nature of Conservative party opinion, and the factors that have accounted for its success. The adaptation of the party post-1945 is discussed, as well as the ascendancy of the Right progressives in the leadership, and the challenge of the Whigs and Imperialists. Finally, the book includes a discussion of the fluctuations within the Conservative Government between 1970 and 1974, with an account of what Gamble believes to have been ultimately a failure. A rigorous and comprehensive analysis of Conservative thought and policy, this study will be of particular value to those with an interest in the history of British Conservative politics and government.

Victorian Britain (Routledge Revivals)

Victorian Britain (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Sally Mitchell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1014
Release: 2012-08-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136716173

First published in 1988, this encyclopedia serves as an overview and point of entry to the complex interdisciplinary field of Victorian studies. The signed articles, which cover persons, events, institutions, topics, groups and artefacts in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901, have been written by authorities in the field and contain bibliographies to provide guidelines for further research. The work is intended for undergraduates and the general reader, and also as a starting point for graduates who wish to explore new fields.