Neoliberalism and cultural transition in New Zealand literature, 1984-2008 : market fictions /

Lawn, Jennifer,

Neoliberalism and cultural transition in New Zealand literature, 1984-2008 : market fictions / Jennifer Lawn. - 1 online resource (263 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Economy, culture and society in a decolonizing state -- Society: the death of the social novel? -- Politics: freedom and anxiety, from provincial angst to post-democracy -- Indigeneity: the literary politics of self-determination -- Creativity: the artist's work in the era of the creative economy -- Conclusion: Joyless social democrats.

9780739177426 (e-book)


New Zealand fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Literature and society--History--New Zealand--20th century.
Economics and literature--History--New Zealand--20th century.
Politics and literature--History--New Zealand--20th century.
Free enterprise--New Zealand.
Neoliberalism--New Zealand.


Electronic books.

PR9632.5 / .L39 2016

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