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UNINA9910824321403321 |
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Autore |
Langer Jessica <1982-> |
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Titolo |
Postcolonialism and science fiction / / Jessica Langer |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire ; ; New York, N.Y., : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-38122-2 |
9786613381224 |
0-230-35605-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2011.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science fiction - History and criticism |
Postcolonialism in literature |
Postcolonialism and the arts |
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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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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Elephant-Shaped Holes; 1 A Question of History: Geographical/Historical Context; 2 Diaspora and Locality; 3 Race, Culture, Identity and Alien/Nation; 4 Hybridity, Nativism and Transgression; 5 Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science; Conclusion: Filling Holes, Breaking Boundaries; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Using close readings and thematic studies of contemporary science fiction and postcolonial theory, ranging from discussions of Japanese and Canadian science fiction to a deconstruction of race and (post)colonialism in World of Warcraft, This book is the first comprehensive study of the complex and developing relationship between the two areas. |
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