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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797228603321

Titolo

The foreignness of foreigners : cultural representations of the Other in the British Isles (17th-20th centuries) / / edited by Vanessa Alayrac-Fielding and Claire Dubois

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4438-7981-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Disciplina

305.800941

Soggetti

Noncitizens - Great Britain - Public opinion - History

Great Britain Civilization Foreign influences

Great Britain Ethnic relations History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; PART I:; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; PART II:; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; PART III:; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; PART IV:; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of essays examines the various encounters between Britain and the Other, from a cultural, racial, ethnic, artistic and social perspective. It investigates the constructions of various figures of the foreigner in the British Isles through representations and discourses in the political and literary fields, as well as in the visual arts from the 17th century to the contemporary period. This volume presents a diverse selection of contributions which offer some common concerns abo...