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Reading Pakeha? : fiction and identity in Aotearoa New Zealand /
Aotearoa New Zealand, "a tiny Pacific country," is of great interest to those engaged in postcolonial and literary studies throughout the world. In all former colonies, myths of national identity are vested with various interests. Shifts in collective Pakeha (or New Zealand-European) ident...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi,
2009.
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| Colección: | Cross/cultures ;
109. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Aotearoa New Zealand, "a tiny Pacific country," is of great interest to those engaged in postcolonial and literary studies throughout the world. In all former colonies, myths of national identity are vested with various interests. Shifts in collective Pakeha (or New Zealand-European) identity have been marked by the phenomenal popularity of three novels, each at a time of massive social change. Late-colonialism, anti-imperialism, and the collapse of the idea of a singular 'nation' can be traced through the reception of John Mulgan's Man Alone (1939), Keri Hulme's the bone people (1983), and Ala |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xlvii, 207 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789042026452 9042026456 |