Beware the British serpent : the role of writers in British propaganda in the United States, 1939-1945 / Robert Calder.

Author/creator Calder, Robert, 1941-
Format Book
Publication InfoMontreal ; Ithaca, [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004.
Descriptionxiv, 311 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
World War, 1939-1945--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Literature and the war.
Propaganda, British--United States. --History. --20th century.
English literature--Political aspects.
Authors, English--20th century. --Political and social views.

Contents The Yanks aren't coming : American isolationism -- The strangling old school tie / Anglophobia in the United States -- The magic of the word : mobilizing authors for war -- Making the war seem personal : British authors in the United States -- Uncoordinated observations : Noel Coward and H.G. Wells -- One God-damned thing after another : W. Somerset Maugham -- A sad story of official duplicity : Cecil Roberts -- Unheralded ambassadors from English : British non-fiction propaganda -- Thrilling and dramatic fiction : British propaganda in fiction and poetry -- A friendly intruder in a non-belligerent world : writers in British radio propaganda -- The most gigantic engines of propaganda : British writers and film propaganda.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-300) and index.
LCCN 2004478201
ISBN0773526889
ISBN9780773526884
ISBN0773527281 (pbk.)
ISBN9780773527287 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks D810.P7 U33 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold