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Autore |
Nash Geoffrey |
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Titolo |
Writing Muslim identity / Geoffrey Nash |
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London ; New York, : Continuum, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-4725-4290-8 |
1-280-12372-9 |
9786613527585 |
1-4411-1729-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (153 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English literature - History and criticism |
Islam and literature - History - 21st century |
Muslims in literature |
Muslims - Ethnic identity |
Islam and literature - History - 20th century |
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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 (pages [128]-136) and index |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Literature and the kulturkampf against Islam -- British migrant Muslim fiction -- Fixing Muslim masculinity, saving Muslim women -- Discoursing Muslim modernities and eschatologies -- Fixing the 'Islamic' terrorist |
Introduction \1.Literature and the Kulturkampf against -- Islam\ 2. British Migrant Muslim Fiction -- 3. Fixing Muslim Masculinity -- Saving -- Muslim Women -- 4. Writing Muslim Modernities and Eschatologies\ 5. Identifying -- the 'Islamic' Terrorist 6. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The relationship between Islam and the West is one of the most urgent and hotly debated issues of our time. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of the way in which Muslims are represented within modern English writing, ranging from the novel, through memoir and travel writing to journalism. Covering a wide range of texts and authors, it scrutinises the identity 'Muslim' by looking at its inscription in recent and contemporary literary writing within the context of |
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