DiverCity - global cities as a literary phenomenon Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles in a globalizing age
Based on the structured analysis of selected North American novels, this work examines global cities as a literary phenomenon (»DiverCity«). By analyzing Dionne Brand's Toronto, »What We All Long For« (2005), Chang-rae Lee's New York, »Native Speaker« (1995), and Karen Tei Yamashita's...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bielefeld, Germany
transcript Verlag
2016
Bielefeld, Germany : [2016] |
Edición: | 1st ed |
Colección: | Lettre (Transcript (Firm))
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419805006719 |
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- Frontmatter 1 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 7 1. Introduction 9 2. Globalization and Its Effects 15 3. Global Cities as Cultural Nodal Points 27 4. Cultural Diversity in a Globalizing Age 37 5. The Poetics of diverCity 57 6. Dionne Brand's Toronto, What We All Long For 79 7. Chang-rae Lee's New York, Native Speaker 123 8. Karen Tei Yamashita's Los Angeles, Tropic of Orange 165 9. Conclusion 205 Works Cited 211