The Resurrection of the Spectre; A Marxist Analysis of Race, Class and Alienation in the Post-war British Novel

The Resurrection of the Spectre; A Marxist Analysis of Race, Class and Alienation in the Post-war British Novel

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book analyses the literary works of Alan Sillitoe, Sam Selvon, Doris Lessing and James Kelman since each of them is a representative of a different class or colour or gender or region in post-war Britain. The overall aim of the book is to reconceptualise the broader economic, cultural and social framework of the processes of alienation and of escape mechanisms employed by the individual as defence mechanisms in capitalist cultures. Suggesting that postmodern identity politics is unable to give a materialistic articulation of poverty and subordination, the book develops an anti-establishment, egalitarian and emancipatory framework in reading its authors: one which might also be implemented as part of a movement that aims to critique, resist and overthrow injustice and oppression.

Book information

ISBN: 9783631767504
Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Imprint: Peter Lang Edition
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 180
Weight: 310g
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Spine width: 14mm