Reaganism, Thatcherism and the Social Novel

by C. Hutchinson

Overview

The social novel is the traditional haunt of the liberal conscience. What does the triumph of the New Right mean for this type of fiction in Britain and the US? Should the liberal left seek consensus or assertion? This book examines these issues, and assesses the state of both nations, as well as that of the contemporary novel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349303083
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2008
Edition description:	1st ed. 2008
Pages:	207
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

COLIN HUTCHINSON is an independent scholar. He received his PhD from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Reagan, Thatcher and the 1980s Complicity and British Fiction Liberal Guilt and American Fiction The Communitarian Turn Futures and Pasts The Battlefield of the Self Conclusion Bibliography Index