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UNINA9910456649303321 |
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Titolo |
Postcolonialism [[electronic resource] ] : South/African perspectives / / edited by Michael Chapman |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-19285-X |
9786612192852 |
1-4438-0925-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (214 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ChapmanMichael (Michael J. F.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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South African literature - History and criticism |
Postcolonialism in literature |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; UNSETTLING SETTLER IDENTITY; INDIGENOUS GARDENING, BELONGING, AND BEWILDERMENT; REVOLUTIONARIES OR SELL-OUTS?; SELF-TRANSLATION, UNTRANSLATABILITY; WAITING FOR THE RUSSIANS; DEPLORATIONS; "WHICH WORLD? WHOSE WORLD?"; BARBARA ADAIR'S IN TANGIER WE KILLED THE BLUE PARROT; LIVING IN THE WORLD OF 'OTHERS'; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This collection poses two overarching questions: Is there a role for the literary imagination in postcolonial studies? And where might one locate South Africa or, more generally, South/African perspectives, in a field delineated primarily by northern institutional purposes and practices? While engaging with contemporary debates the essays seek to turn current postcolonial emphases on theoretical formulations and issue-driven interpretation towards the subjective experience of literary texts ... |
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