Violence in Caribbean literature : stories of stones and blood /

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This book uses the scene of the throwing of a stone found in five Caribbean novels as a starting point to an examination of the turmoil of history in the Caribbean, the colonial education imposed on native populations, the gendered relations that exist today in the region, and the psychological impa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maisier, Véronique (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
Colección:After the empire.
Temas:
Caribbean fiction (English) > History and criticism.
Caribbean fiction (French) > History and criticism.
Violence in literature.
Literature and society > Caribbean Area.
Roman antillais (anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Roman antillais (français) > Histoire et critique.
Violence dans la littérature.
Littérature et société > Caraïbes (Région)
Caribbean fiction (English)
Caribbean fiction (French)
Literature and society.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Caribbean Area.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; Readings across the Caribbean; Notes; 1 The Violence of History; A Jagged Trajectory; A Shattered Identity; Ricochets; Historical Fictions; Rewritings; Notes; 2 An Education in Violence; Schools for the Few; Cultural Stakes; Stone, Crime, and Punishment; Subjects and Subject Matters; Postcolonial Curriculums; Notes; 3 Gendered Violence; Stalemates; Death of a Teacher; Matadoras; Notes; 4 The Politics of Violence; From Dreams to Stones; Beginnings; The "Julot-Effect"; Caribbean Political Realities; Notes; 5 Violent Dreams; Who are the Savages?; Literary Echoes.
  • RuinationNotes; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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