The Recursive Frontier

The Recursive FrontierShows how the myth of the American frontier persists as an ever present, oppressive set of ideas about space, mobility, and race in the mid twentieth century literature of Los Angeles. The Recursive Frontier is an innovative spatial history of both the literature of Los Angeles and the city itself in the mid twentieth century. Setting canonical texts alongside underexamined works and sources such as census bulletins and regional planning documents,

It challenges the oppressive ideology of white patriarchy and African American male dominance

Numerous anecdotes of good- and evil-doers reveal the ethical dilemmas facing men and women of the time

Offers historical and present-day perspectives on what English departments do

A final chapter links the Catholic bishops' recent pastoral letter on nuclear warfare with the peace leadership provided by the Catholic Worker

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this book surveys studies of the Linear B tablets

this book brings to life the story of the Actresses' Franchise League from 1908-1958

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together with the institutions and policies that affect their behaviour and performance

It looks at factors that are shaping India’s foreign policy

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