The Twenty-First Century

doi:10.1017/9781009025676.011

Chapter 8 - The Twenty-First Century

March Madness: Don DeLillo in the Age of Global Interdependence

from Part II - History and Politics

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 May 2022

Marni Gauthier

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Jesse Kavadlo

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Jesse Kavadlo: Affiliation:
Maryville University of Saint Louis, Missouri

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While the Cold War provides a clear basis for context when reading DeLillo's Underworld, events of the twenty-first century, after the novel's publication, also offer insight into our shifting understanding of the novel and the Cold War itself.

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Don DeLillo Cold War history globalism COVID-19 Donald Trump

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Information: Don DeLillo In Context , pp. 77 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009025676.011 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2022

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