Cannibal democracy : race and representation in the literature of the Americas /

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"Zita Nunes argues that the prevailing narratives of identity formation throughout the Americas share a dependence on metaphors of incorporation and, often, of cannibalism. The construction of a national and racial identity through a process of assimilation, Nunes asserts, presupposes a remaind...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nunes, Zita
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2008]
Colección:Critical American studies series.
Temas:
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Brazilian literature > History and criticism.
Caribbean literature > History and criticism.
Metaphor.
Cannibalism in literature.
Race relations in literature.
Democracy in literature.
Metaphor
Littérature brésilienne > Histoire et critique.
Littérature antillaise > Histoire et critique.
Métaphore.
Cannibalisme dans la littérature.
Relations raciales dans la littérature.
metaphor.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature > African American authors
Brazilian literature
Cannibalism in literature
Caribbean literature
Democracy in literature
Race relations > Historiography
Race relations in literature
United States > Race relations > Historiography.
Brazil > Race relations > Historiography.
Caribbean Area > Race relations > Historiography.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Historiographie.
Caraïbes (Région) > Relations raciales > Historiographie.
Brazil
Caribbean Area
United States
Literary criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Zita Nunes argues that the prevailing narratives of identity formation throughout the Americas share a dependence on metaphors of incorporation and, often, of cannibalism. The construction of a national and racial identity through a process of assimilation, Nunes asserts, presupposes a remainder, a residue. Cannibal Democracy explores what is left behind in the formation of identities and addresses the limits of the contemporary discourse of democracy"--Publisher's description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 218 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-200) and index.
ISBN:9780816656523
0816656525

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