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

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.800941
• Soggetto topico: Noncitizens - Great Britain - Public opinion - History
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Civilization Foreign influences; Great Britain Ethnic relations History
• Persona (resp. second.): Alayrac-FieldingVanessa; DuboisClaire
• 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...
• Titolo autorizzato: The foreignness of foreigners
• ISBN: 1-4438-7981-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797228603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II