Fantasy, the Bomb, and the Greening of Britain : Romantic Protest, 1945-1980

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Summary: A pathbreaking and lucid study
Review: Veldman demonstrates convincingly how seemingly disparate cultural developments-the fantasies of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and the "Green" movement-share deep structures of anti-modern protest; and belong to a heritage of romantic social criticism. One of the best books in British intellectual history to appear within the last decade, and sure to interest all readers concerned with the particular topics covered or post-war British culture generally.