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- The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Novel and Politics
- The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Novel and Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Ideologies and Movements
- Part II The Politics of Genre and Form
- Part III Case Studies
- Further Reading
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To …
- References
Further Reading
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Novel and Politics
- The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Novel and Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Ideologies and Movements
- Part II The Politics of Genre and Form
- Part III Case Studies
- Further Reading
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To …
- References
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