London calling : V.S. Naipaul, postcolonial Mandarin / / Rob Nixon

• Autore: Nixon Rob <1954->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1992; ©1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 823.914
• Soggetto topico: Authors, Trinidadian - History and criticism; Intercultural communication in literature; Culture conflict in literature; Postcolonialism in literature; Travel in literature; Autobiography
• Soggetto geografico: London (England) In literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 political interests that have their origin in the Imperial age.
• Titolo autorizzato: London calling
• ISBN: 1-280-44071-6; 0-19-536196-2; 1-60129-799-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458497403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II