The colonial vision of Edgar Wallace

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Edgar Wallace was a British Colonial writer whose works have been forgotten by some who prefer his literary accomplishments to gather dust in various bookshops and libraries. The reason for this attitude was the fact that Wallace focused on the inequities that persisted in the British Empire and the unspoken rules and values governing Colonial discourse. His popularity during his time was evident in the more than 50 million copies of his works sold in the US, England and Germany. His last work was the original scenario for 'King Kong' which he did before he died of pneumonia in 1932.

Biography, Authors, English, English writers, Wallace, Edgar

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Peter O'Donnell, race relations and national identity: the dynamics of representation in 1960s and 1970s Britain

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An imperialistic image of Britain in the 1960s and 1970s is presented by Ian Fleming in his novels featuring the cult character James Bond, while a more racially tolerant, liberal vision of Britain is reflected in Peter O'Donnell's equally popular publications featuring Modesty Blaise. O'Donnell presents a Britain governed by enterprise, while Fleming's characters distrust enterprise. O'Donnell creates a moral opposition between entrepreneurial greed and entrepreneurial innovation. O'Donnell perceives sex as an exchange, while Fleming presents sex in terms of imperialist authority.

Criticism and interpretation, Race relations, Bond, James (Fictional character), Fleming, Ian, O'Donnell, Peter, Blaise, Modesty (Fictitious character)

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Soviet teens of the 1970s: rock generation, rock refusal, rock context

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Soviet teens embraced rock music until the mid-1980s as the only means of relief from a repressive social environment. Rock developed its own attitudes, binding a generation by rejecting the prevalent ideology. Rock music was seen by rebelling teenagers as a link to the societal 'freedoms' of the United States.

Teenagers, Youth, Soviet Union, Rock music

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