"As Un-American as Rabies": Addiction and Identity in American Postwar Junkie Literature

The years following World War II symbolized a new beginning for the United States. While at the height of global power, Americans founds that they were able to experience a leisurely existence where items, desired instead of necessary, could be purchased by almost anyone. This increased prosperity,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bowers, Abigail Leigh
Other Authors: Robinson, Sally
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7309