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UNINA9910812296803321 |
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Nixon Rob <1954-> |
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Titolo |
London calling [[Recurso electrónico] ] : V.S. Naipaul, postcolonial Mandarin / / Rob Nixon |
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New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1992 |
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©1992 |
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0-19-772498-1 |
1-280-44071-6 |
0-19-536196-2 |
1-60129-799-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Authors, Trinidadian - History and criticism |
Intercultural communication in literature |
Culture conflict in literature |
Postcolonialism in literature |
Travel in literature |
Autobiography |
London (England) In literature |
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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; Naipaul's Chronology; Introduction; 1. The License of Exile; 2. Naipaul and the Traditions of Travel; 3. At the Generic Crossroads: Travel Writing, Ethnography, and Autobiography; 4. Preparations for Travel: Naipaul's Conradian Atavism; 5. The Terms of Dismissal: 'Barbarism,' 'Primitivism,' and 'Simple Societies'; 6. 'Mimicry,' 'Parasitism,' and Resistance; Conclusion: A Kinder, Gentler Naipaul?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Challenging the popular view that Naipaul is a literary mediator between First and Third World experience in the post-colonial era, this study argues that his work articulates a set of values that perpetuates |
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