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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| Miami and the Siege of Chicago canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Miami and the Siege of Chicago Context triple: [Norman Mailer, notableWork, Miami and the Siege of Chicago]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Miami and the Siege of Chicago Target entity description: "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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A.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
-
B.
Secret City
Secret City is the World War II-era codename for Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a key, highly classified site in the Manhattan Project where uranium enrichment and atomic research were conducted.
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C.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
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D.
The Great Raid
The Great Raid is a 2005 World War II film dramatizing the rescue of Allied prisoners of war from a Japanese camp in the Philippines.
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E.
Vecherniy Kvartal
Vecherniy Kvartal is a popular Ukrainian comedy and satirical TV show known for its sketches, political humor, and live performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
journalism book
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nonfiction book ⓘ political reportage ⓘ |
| author | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | political non-fiction ⓘ |
| literaryForm | book-length essay ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Journalism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending reportage and personal reflection
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critical view of 1968 U.S. politics ⓘ subjective, novelistic style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Norman Mailer bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | World Publishing Company ⓘ |
| setting |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Miami Beach ⓘ
surface form:
Miami Beach, Florida
|
| subject |
1960s counterculture
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1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
surface form:
1968 Democratic National Convention
Republican presidential nomination 1968 ⓘ
surface form:
1968 Republican National Convention
American politics ⓘ Vietnam War era ⓘ protest movements ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1968 ⓘ |
| tone |
critical
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ironic ⓘ subjective ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
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