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The origins, historical significance and demise of Encounter
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posted on 2018-05-18, 09:31 authored by Brandon HighEncounter's historical significance lies in its being an
Anglo-American cultural and political phenomenon and in
its anti-communist ideological project. The histories of
the British literary intellectuals and the "New York
Intellectuals" are traced, with particular reference to
their relationship to the development of intellectual and
literary periodicals. The relationship of Encounter to
its sponsoring organisations and to the American governing
class is fully explored. These relationships were crucial
for both the intellectual impetus and the financial
security which Encounter needed. The New York
Intellectuals provided the intellectual drive and
political consciousness which shaped Encounter into the
journal which it was. The breaking of the connections
between this group of intellectuals and the American
governing class sowed the seeds of Encounter's eventual
demise, and explains its change from a broadly social
democratic to a neoconservative political position.
History
School
- Science
Department
- Information Science
Publisher
© Brandon HighPublisher statement
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A Master's dissertation. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Master of Arts degree of the Loughborough University of TechnologyLanguage
- en
Qualification name
- MA
Qualification level
- Masters