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Negative libertiesNegative liberties

Negative liberties

Cyrus R. K. Patell

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Summary:Bringing two voices into the discussion - Toni Morrison and Thomas Pynchon - to examine the different ways in which their writings embody, engage, and critique the official narratives generated by US liberal ideology, the author revises important ideas in the debate over individualism and the political theory of liberalism.

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OL5372310W

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American Political fictionAmerican fictionHistoryHistory and criticismIndividualism in literatureLiberalism in literatureLiberty in literaturePolitical and social viewsPolitics and literatureThomas PynchonToni MorrisonMorrison, toni, 1931-2019Pynchon, thomas, 1937-American fiction, history and criticism, 20th centuryPolitical fiction, history and criticismLiberalismIndividualism

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