Miami and the Siege of Chicago
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"Miami and the Siege of Chicago" is Norman Mailer’s book-length work of New Journalism that chronicles and critiques the 1968 Republican and Democratic national conventions and the turbulent political climate surrounding them.
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| instanceOf |
journalism book
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nonfiction book → political reportage → |
| author |
Norman Mailer
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| critiques |
American political establishment
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party convention system → state violence against protesters → |
| depicts |
anti–Vietnam War protests
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police riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention → |
| focusesOn |
media coverage of politics
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police–protester clashes → political conventions → |
| genre |
New Journalism
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| hasInfluenced |
literary nonfiction about elections
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political journalism → |
| hasPart |
account of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
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account of the Republican National Convention in Miami → |
| historicalContext |
1968 United States presidential election
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| language |
English
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| literaryCategory |
political non-fiction
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| literaryForm |
book-length essay
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| literaryMovement |
New Journalism
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| mediaType |
print
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| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| notableFor |
blending reportage and personal reflection
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critical view of 1968 U.S. politics → subjective, novelistic style → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
Norman Mailer bibliography
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| publicationYear |
1968
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| publisher |
World Publishing Company
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| setting |
Chicago, Illinois
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Miami Beach, Florida → |
| subject |
1960s counterculture
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1968 Democratic National Convention → 1968 Republican National Convention → American politics → Vietnam War era → protest movements → |
| timePeriod |
1968
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| tone |
critical
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ironic → subjective → |
| writtenBy |
Norman Mailer
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Norman Mailer
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