Rebels without a Cause?

Renegotiating the American 1950s

294 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The figure of the rebel of the 1950s shaped the imagination of the American post-war generation. Yet the notoriety of the rebel resides uneasily beside that of the conformist, ironically one of the other central figures of the decade. This collection of essays, which originated at an international conference in Trier, Germany, in 2005, sets out to explain the multiple representations of rebellion and affirmation in 1950s American culture. It explores the ways in which rebellion was ‘contained’ and also disruptive during this pivotal decade of American ascendance on the global scene. In a series of essays written by prominent American Studies scholars in the United States and Germany, the collection explores the meaning of rebellion in the 1950s and its role in shaping theological, literary and cultural discourses.

• Reihe: American Studies: Culture, Society & the Arts
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein 1900 bis 2000
• ISBN: 9783039109364
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.06.2007
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang Group AG, International Academic Publishers
• Band herausgegeben von: Gerd Hurm, Ann Marie Fallon