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Brian C. Bernards - Writing the South Seas - 9780295995014 - V9780295995014
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Writing the South Seas

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Description for Writing the South Seas hardcover. Num Pages: 1 maps, 1 recorded music items, 1 map, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; DS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 545.

Postcolonial literature about the South Seas, or Nanyang, examines the history of Chinese migration, localization, and interethnic exchange in Southeast Asia, where Sinophone settler cultures evolved independently by adapting to their "New World" and mingling with native cultures. Writing the South Seas explains why Nanyang encounters, neglected by most literary histories, should be considered crucial to the national literatures of China and Southeast Asia.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295995014
SKU
V9780295995014
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Brian C. Bernards
Brian Bernards is associate professor of East Asian languages and cultures at the University of Southern California. He is the coeditor of Sinophone Studies: A Critical Reader. * Journal of Postcolonial Writing *

Reviews for Writing the South Seas
"Bernards’ book is a successful rewriting of the contours of South East Asian Sinophone literature and identity, which shines a deserving postcolonial light onto its emergent national cultures. . . . Highlighting a space that frequently challenges definition, it deserves attention from postcolonial, Southeast Asian and Chinese specialists alike."
Zhou Hau Liew
Postcolonial Studies
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