Swirski, Peter, 1963-

Ars Americana, ars politica partisan expression in contemporary American literature and culture / [electronic resource] : Peter Swirski. - Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010. - 221 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-204) and index.

1960s: The return of the Black Panther: Irving Wallace's The man -- 1970s: The life and death of Walter Bodmor Nixon: Richard Condon's Death of a politician -- 1980s: The whores r us: P.J. O'Rourke's Parliament of whores -- 1990s: That dirty word, socialism: Warren Beatty's Bulworth -- 2000s: Truth or dare? Michael Moore's Stupid white men ... and other sorry excuses for the state of the nation! -- Conclusion: political art, American art.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780773580596 (electronic bk.)




American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Politics and literature--History--United States--20th century.
Politics in literature.
Authors, American--Political and social views.--20th century


Electronic books.

PS228.P6 / S95 2010