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Cannibal Democracy : Race and Representation in the Literature of the Americas /

"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
Autor principal: Nunes, Zita
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2008]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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 (240 pages).
ISBN:9780816656523