Uncommon wealths in postcolonial fiction / edited by Helga Ramsey-Kurz, Melissa Kennedy.
| Other author | Ramsey-Kurz, Helga. |
| Other author | Kennedy, Melissa. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill Rodopi, [2017] |
| Description | 323 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cross/cultures ; 09241426, volume 201 |
| Partial contents | Pt. I Aesthetics of wealth -- Pt. II Historical wealth and material injustice -- Pt. III Indigenous common wealths -- Pt. IV The location of wealth in culture. |
| General note | "writers of postcolonial fiction, including Aravind Adiga, Amit Chawdhuri, Anita Desai, Patricia Grace, Mohsin Hamid, Stanley Gazemba, Tomson Highway, Lebogang Matseke, Zakes Mda, Michael Ondaatje, Kim Scott, and Alexis Wright, employ prosperity and affluence as a les through which to re-examine issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and family, the cultural value of heritage, land, and social cohesion, and such conflicting imperatives as economic growth, individual fulfillment, social and environmental responsibility, and just distribution" |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017957965 |
| ISBN | 9789004352605 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |