Uncommon wealths in postcolonial fiction / edited by Helga Ramsey-Kurz, Melissa Kennedy.

Other author Ramsey-Kurz, Helga.
Other author Kennedy, Melissa.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston, MA : Brill Rodopi, [2017]
Description323 pages ; 25 cm.
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SeriesCross/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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017957965
ISBN9789004352605 (hardback)

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