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 ({BB}DiverCity{plusmn}). By analyzing Dionne Brand?s Toronto, {BB}What We All Long For{plusmn} (2005), Chang-rae Lee?s New York, {BB}Native Speaker{plusmn} (1995), and Karen...

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Otros Autores: Pooch, Melanie U., autor (autor)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Indeterminado
Publicado: Bielefeld, Germany : transcript Verlag 2016.
Colección:OAPEN Library.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Based on the structured analysis of selected North American novels, this work examines global cities as a literary phenomenon ({BB}DiverCity{plusmn}). By analyzing Dionne Brand?s Toronto, {BB}What We All Long For{plusmn} (2005), Chang-rae Lee?s New York, {BB}Native Speaker{plusmn} (1995), and Karen Tei Yamashita?s Los Angeles, {BB}Tropic of Orange{plusmn} (1997), Melanie U. Pooch provides the connecting link for exploring the triad of globalization and its effects, global cities as cultural nodal points, and cultural diversity in a globalizing age as a literary phenomenon. Thus, she contributes to a global, interdisciplinary, and multi-perspectival understanding of literature, culture, and society.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783837635416
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