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Focusing on the terms of Asian American assimilation and the rise of the model-minority myth, Victor Bascara examines the resurgence of empire as a tool for understanding the legacy of American imperialism. Model-Minority Imperialism links geopolitical dramas of twentieth-century empire building wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bascara, Victor, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : University of Minnesota Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Imperialism in literature.
Ethnic relations.
Asian Americans > Social conditions.
Asian Americans in literature.
Asian Americans and mass media.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
Imperialisme dans la litterature.
Americains d'origine asiatique dans la litterature.
Americains d'origine asiatique et medias.
Americains d'origine asiatique > Conditions sociales.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations interethniques.
United States > Ethnic relations.
Computer network resources.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Focusing on the terms of Asian American assimilation and the rise of the model-minority myth, Victor Bascara examines the resurgence of empire as a tool for understanding the legacy of American imperialism. Model-Minority Imperialism links geopolitical dramas of twentieth-century empire building with domestic controversies of U.S. racial order by examining the cultural politics of Asian Americans in fiction, film, and theatrical productions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:9780816696925

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