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Upward Mobility and the Common Good: Toward a Literary History of the Welfare State
Bruce Robbins
Upward Mobility and the Common Good: Toward a Literary History of the Welfare State
Bruce Robbins
Reinterpreting novels by figures such as Balzac, Stendhal, Charlotte Bronte, Dickens, Dreiser, Wells, Doctorow, and Ishiguro, along with a number of films, this book shows how deeply the material and erotic desires of upwardly mobile characters are intertwined with the aid they receive from some sort of benefactor or mentor.
328 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | July 22, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780691049878 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 328 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 26 mm · 589 g |
Language | English |
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