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Optimism, literature, and culture in American capitalism and Chinese socialism / Wendy Larson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Larson, Wendy, author.
- Series:
- Global Asias
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Happiness in literature.
- Optimism in literature.
- American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Chinese literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- Chinese literature.
- Capitalism--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Capitalism.
- Socialism and culture--China--20th century.
- Socialism and culture.
- American literature--History and criticism.
- Capitalism--Social aspects--History.
- Chinese literature--History and criticism.
- Socialism and culture--History.
- China.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- This work examines the similarity between capitalism and socialism over the twentieth century as both systems found ways to encourage happiness and optimism in their citizens. Comparing radically different novels, it brings diverse social contexts and histories together, tracing an underlying likeness.
- Contents:
- The theory of progress and the embrace of optimism
- Capitalist optimism
- Socialist optimism
- When optimism fractures: Wang Meng and Jack Kerouac
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 12, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780198957959
- 0198957955
- OCLC:
- 1528037307
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000263837
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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