Reading America: Citizenship, Democracy, and Cold War Literature

by Kristin L. Matthews

During the Cold War, the editor of Time magazine declared, "A good citizen is a good reader." As postwar euphoria faded, a wide variety of Americans turned to reading to understand their place in the changing world. Yet, what did it mean to be a good reader? And how did reading make you a good citizen?

In Reading America, Kristin L. Matthews puts into conversation a range of political, educational, popular, and touchstone...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625342357
• ISBN13: 9781625342355
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher