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a little history
Ammiel Alcalay
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Description for a little history
Paperback. Editor(s): Dewey, Fred. Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the war in Iraq, and 9/11, 'A Little History' explores the deep politics of memory and imagination while proposing a new paradigm for American Studies. With preface by editor Fred Dewey, Alcalay’s book places the work of major figures like Muriel Rukeyser, Charles Olson, Edward Dorn, Diane di Prima, and Amiri Baraka, in the realm of resistance and global decolonization to assert the power of poetry as a unique form of knowledge. Recognized by Edward Said as “that rare thing, a gifted prose writer and poet, and an accomplished intellectual,” Alcalay brings ... Read more
Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the war in Iraq, and 9/11, 'A Little History' explores the deep politics of memory and imagination while proposing a new paradigm for American Studies. With preface by editor Fred Dewey, Alcalay’s book places the work of major figures like Muriel Rukeyser, Charles Olson, Edward Dorn, Diane di Prima, and Amiri Baraka, in the realm of resistance and global decolonization to assert the power of poetry as a unique form of knowledge. Recognized by Edward Said as “that rare thing, a gifted prose writer and poet, and an accomplished intellectual,” Alcalay brings ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
re:public / Upset Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780976014287
SKU
V9780976014287
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