Duvalier's Ghosts : Race, Diaspora, and U.S. Imperialism in Haitian Literatures /

Drawing on the diasporic cultural texts of several authors, such as Edwidge Danticat and Dany Laferriere, Jana Evans Braziel examines how writers participate in transnational movements for global social justice. In their fictional works they discuss the Unites States' many interventionist metho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Braziel, Jana Evans, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
International relations.
Race in literature.
Politics and literature.
Literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Haitian literature.
American literature > Haitian American authors.
Litterature haïtienne (française) > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Race dans la litterature.
Imperialisme dans la litterature.
Politique et litterature > Haïti > Histoire.
Politics and literature > Haiti > History.
American literature > Haitian American authors > History and criticism.
Haitian literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
United States.
Haiti.
Haïti > Conditions sociales > 20e siecle.
Haiti > Social conditions > 20th century.
Haiti > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Haiti.
Haiti > In literature.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Drawing on the diasporic cultural texts of several authors, such as Edwidge Danticat and Dany Laferriere, Jana Evans Braziel examines how writers participate in transnational movements for global social justice. In their fictional works they discuss the Unites States' many interventionist methods in Haiti, including surveillance, foreign aid, and military assistance.
Physical Description:1 online resource (344 pages).
ISBN:9780813045474

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