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The literature of the Lebanese diaspora : representations of place and transnational identity /
The Lebanese civil war, which spanned the years of 1975 to 1990, caused the migration of hundreds of thousands of Lebanese citizens, many of whom are still writing of their experiences. Jumana Bayeh presents an important and major study of the literature of the Lebanese diaspora. Focusing on novels...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2015.
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| Colección: | Library of modern Middle East studies ;
161. WCI (London, England) ; 1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Lebanese civil war, which spanned the years of 1975 to 1990, caused the migration of hundreds of thousands of Lebanese citizens, many of whom are still writing of their experiences. Jumana Bayeh presents an important and major study of the literature of the Lebanese diaspora. Focusing on novels and writings produced in the aftermath of Lebanon's protracted civil war, Bayeh explores the complex relationships between place, displacement and belonging, and illuminates the ways in which these writings have shaped a global Lebanese identity. Combining history with sociology, Bayeh examines how. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 277 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857736178 0857736175 |