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Examines debates central to postwar British culture, showing the pressures of reconstruction and the mutual implication of war and peace.

Literature from the 'political' 1930s has often been read in contrast to the 'aesthetic' 1920s. This collection suggests a different approach. Drawing on recent

This volume traces transitions in British literature from 1960 to 1980, illuminating a diverse range of authors, texts, genres and movements. It considers innov

How did social, cultural and political events concerning Britain during the 1940s reshape modern British fiction? During the Second World War and in its afterma

This volume shows how British literature recorded contemporaneous historical change. It traces the emergence and evolution of literary trends from 1980-2000.