Thresholds of western culture identity, postcoloniality, transnationalism
Thresholds of Western Culture explores identity, postcoloniality and transnationalism--three closely related issues which redefine contemporary cultural identity. The book opens with an analysis of subjectivity and the cultural meltdown that accompanied fascism in the West. The situation in Africa i...
| Otros Autores: | , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Continuum
2002.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Textures. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31614358*spi |
| Sumario: | Thresholds of Western Culture explores identity, postcoloniality and transnationalism--three closely related issues which redefine contemporary cultural identity. The book opens with an analysis of subjectivity and the cultural meltdown that accompanied fascism in the West. The situation in Africa is then explored which, while recalling modernity's dark side, highlights the intricacy of postcolonial identity. Post-Soviet Eastern Europe presents a separate case of neglected postcoloniality which emphasizes how ethnocentrism and cultural tensions have exposed the fragility of transnationalism. Th. |
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| Descripción Física: | vi, 274 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [258]-265) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781847143280 |
