Diaspora criticism [[electronic resource] /] / Sudesh Mishra

• Autore: Mishra Sudesh
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.2
• Soggetto topico: Emigration and immigration - Research; Emigration and immigration - Economic aspects; Globalization; Migrations of nations - Research
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Preface; 1 Prologue to a Generic Event; 2 The Scene of Dual Territoriality; 3 The Scene of Situational Laterality; 4 The Scene of Archival Specificity; 5 The Three Pillars of Diaspora Criticism; 6 In Lieu of an Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Diaspora criticism takes the concept 'diaspora' as its object of inquiry and provides a framework for discussing displaced communities in a way that takes contemporary social, cultural and economic pressures into account. It also offers an alternative to Postcolonial Studies. This book is the first to provide an accessible overview of the critical trends in Diaspora criticism and to critically evaluate the major Diaspora critics and their models, with the aim of adding to the debate on methodology. This authoritative account will be of interest to those working in Diaspora Studies and its rel
• Titolo autorizzato: Diaspora criticism
• ISBN: 1-280-64322-6; 9786610643226; 0-7486-2933-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784456203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II