{"product_id":"9781137540133","title":"Post-War British Literature and the \"End of Empire\"","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePost-War British Literature and the \"End of Empire\"\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWhittle, Matthew\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines literary texts by British  colonial servant and settler writers, including Anthony Burgess, Graham  Greene, William Golding, and Alan Sillitoe, who depicted the impact of  decolonization in the newly independent colonies and at home in Britain. The  end of the British Empire was one of the most significant and transformative  events in twentieth-century history, marking the beginning of a new world  order and having an indelible impact on British culture and society. Literary  responses to this moment by those from within Britain offer an enlightening  (and often overlooked) exploration of the influence of decolonization on  received notions of “race” and class, while also prefiguring conceptions of  multiculturalism. As Matthew Whittle argues in this sweeping study, these  works not only view decolonization within its global context (alongside the  aftermath of the Second World War, the rise of America, and mass immigration)  but often propose a solution to imperial decline through cultural renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-01-12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137540133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-54014-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 225\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752400941196,"sku":"9781137540133","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137540133.jpg?v=1776575932","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781137540133","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}