Talk:Maximalism

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Is maximalism the same thing as hysterical realism? I don't think Pynchon would fit into the hysterical realism genre--203.199.177.246 08:23, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

To the contrary, Pynchon is often cited as one of the foremost examples of hysterical realism. -℘yrop (talk) 03:02, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC)

I am a poli sci student, I have seen this word in a political context denoting, isreali political thought which seeks to claim the area of "greater isreal," ie the maximum that could theoretically be taken under the circumstances. I have also seenn it in terms of the "maximalist state" as in the soviet model, which seeks to expand its power as much as possible. Someone help?