The Conning of America. The Great War and American Popular Literature. - QUINN, PATRICK J.
The Great War and American Popular Literature (Costerus NS 136) (Costerus NS)
KORTE INHOUD
The Conning of America examines for the first time from a literary perspective the propaganda writings produced in the United States during the period of World War I. This American propaganda literature was written in two distinct stages: the first stage was written by the pro-War establishment based on the East Coast of the United States before American entry into the conflict. It attempted to vilify Germany and her Allies while at the same time showing England, France, and Russia as the victims of a well-planned organized German plan for world domination—beginning with the invasion of neutral Belgium. The literature urged the United States to prepare for a German invasion of America and to be wary of German-Americans, who most likely were spies in the employ of the Imperial German government. The second stage of propaganda literature occurred when America declared war on the Central Powers in April 1917.While still using the blood thirsty militaristic Hun as a symbol of German inherent evil, the propaganda ...
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(X) 261 p. Paperback (Fine copy.) Amsterdam-Atlanta, Rodopi. 2001 [Auteur: QUINN, PATRICK J.] [Jaar: 2001] [Titel: The Conning of America. The Great War and American Popular Literature (Costerus New Series 136)]
