{"product_id":"a-political-companion-to-john-steinbeck-paperback","title":"A Political Companion to John Steinbeck - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSimon Stow\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough he was a recipient of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature, American novelist John Steinbeck (1902-1968) has frequently been censored. Even in the twenty-first century, nearly ninety years after his work first appeared in print, Steinbeck's novels, stories, and plays still generate controversy: his 1937 book \u003ci\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c\/i\u003e was banned in some Mississippi schools in 2002, and as recently as 2009, he made the American Library Association's annual list of most frequently challenged authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Political Companion to John Steinbeck\u003c\/i\u003e examines the most contentious political aspects of the author's body of work, from his early exploration of social justice and political authority during the Great Depression to his later positions regarding domestic and international threats to American policies. Featuring contemporaneous and present-day interpretations of his novels and essays by historians, literary scholars, and political theorists, this book covers the spectrum of Steinbeck's writing, exploring everything from his place in American political culture to his seeming betrayal of his leftist principles in later years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science at the University of Connecticut. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eSocial Movements in Politics: A Comparative Study\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eSimon Stow\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in the Department of Government at the College of William and Mary. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRepublic of Readers? The Literary Turn in Political Thought and Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50321505288429,"sku":"9780813147390","price":51.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/27DzSYUlQs9780813147390.webp?v=1784795398","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/a-political-companion-to-john-steinbeck-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}