1 option
Narrating race : Asia, (trans)nationalism, social change / edited by Robbie B.H. Goh.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Text (Rodopi (Firm)) ; 64.
- Textxet : studies in comparative literature ; 64
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Race in literature--Congresses.
- Race in literature.
- Ethnicity in literature--Congresses.
- Ethnicity in literature.
- Oriental literature--History and criticism--Congresses.
- Oriental literature.
- Race relations.
- Pacific Area--Race relations--Congresses.
- Pacific Area.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 283 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2011.
- Summary:
- The 14 chapters of this collection have their origins in a 2006 conference entitled Narrating Race Between Nationalisms and Globalization, hosted by the Department of English Languages and Literature at the National U. of Singapore. The essays explore how Asian writers have represented complexities of race and ethnicity and their intersections with globalization and modernization. Among the authors discussed are Amitav Ghosh, Vivan Sundaram, Li-Young Lee, R. K. Narayan, Ayu Utami, Dewi Lestari, Rex Shelley, Xu Xi, and Pico Iyer. Price is converted from euros. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "This volume arose out of a conference entitled 'Narrating Race Between Nationalism and Globalization' hosted by the Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore in Singapore in July 2006 ..."--P. [vii].
- ISBN:
- 9789042034242
- 9042034246
- OCLC:
- 768068111
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.