Isbn: 9780195111163 - narrating nationalisms: ideology and form in asian american literature (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Rereads five works by John Okada, Louis Chu, Frank Chin, and Maxine Hong Kingston in order to reconceptualize the relationship between the past and present of post-World War II Asian-American literary history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428. . 1998. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First American Edtion. A first impression of the true first edition - published and printed in the USA. ***Near fine in blue cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked, and there is just very slight creasing to the top and tail of the spine. Corners sharp. Page block edges nice and clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions - just a rubbed out pencil price on the front free endpaper. Pages clean with no internal foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine printed dustwrapper, which is unpriced. The dustwrapper is complete, with just the lightest of edge wear. No creases or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***212 pages including an extensive section of Notes, Bibliography and Index at the back of the book. 217mm x 147mm. ***Contents: 1. History, Entanglement, and Negotiated Change, 2. Writing the Novel, Narrating Discontents: Race and Cultural Politics in John Okada's "No-No Boy", 3. Realist Intervention and the Return of the Repressed: Reading Class, Gender, and Culture in Louis Chu's "Eat a Bowl of Tea", 4. Performing the Margins: Ethics and the Poetics of Frank Chin's Theatrical Discourse, 5. Maxine Hong Kingston's Remapping of Asian American Historical Imagination in "China Men", 6. Critical Negotiations: Issues in Asian American Cultural Studies, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index. ***'In "Narrating Nationalisms," Jinqi Ling brings fresh perspectives to ongoing debates over the nature of Asian American literary production from the 1950s through 1980. He offers provocative interpretations of five formative texts. Drawing on insights from cultural studies and social history, Ling moves deftly between close readings of primary material, historical commentary, and theoretical engagements, developing a strikingly new approach to the study of Asian American literature.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A first impression of the true first edition of this detailed scholarly work, in beautiful near fine collectable condition. An uncommon title. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…