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- 1993-08-01
- ISBN
- 9780691015415
- EAN
- 9780691015415
- Publication Year
- 1993
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Reading Asian American Literature : from Necessity to Extravagance
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 13 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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How is the growing body of Asian American works to be read? What holds them together to constitute a tradition? What distinguishes this tradition from the 'mainstream' canon and other 'minority' literatures? This book explores their implications for the multiculturalist agenda.
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Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691015414
ISBN-13
9780691015415
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Publication Name
Reading Asian American Literature : from Necessity to Extravagance
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1993
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages
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Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
13 Oz
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Ps153.A84
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The first comprehensive theoretical praxis for Asian American literature since Elain Kim's 1982 work . . .Wong's virtuosity with sophisticated theory and massive amounts of data ably demonstrates the rigor and range of Asian American Studies. -- American Literature, "Informed by her intimate knowledge of Asian American culture as well as minority discourses, feminist thought, and contemporary literary theory, Sau-ling Wong writes about Asian American literature with grace and lucidity. Her work is absorbing not only because of its insightful interpretations and careful contextualizations, but also because it gives us a glimpse of her own luminous intelligence and passionate respect for the writers and their works." 'e"Elaine Kim, author of Asian American Literature, "The first comprehensive theoretical praxis for Asian American literature since Elain Kim's 1982 work . . .Wong's virtuosity with sophisticated theory and massive amounts of data ably demonstrates the rigor and range of Asian American Studies." -- American Literature, The first comprehensive theoretical praxis for Asian American literature since Elain Kim's 1982 work . . .Wong's virtuosity with sophisticated theory and massive amounts of data ably demonstrates the rigor and range of Asian American Studies., "The first comprehensive theoretical praxis for Asian American literature since Elain Kim's 1982 work . . .Wong's virtuosity with sophisticated theory and massive amounts of data ably demonstrates the rigor and range of Asian American Studies."-- American Literature
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction: Constructing an Asian American Textual Coalition 3 Ch. 1 Big Eaters, Treat Lovers, "Food Prostitutes," "Food Pornographers," and Doughnut Makers 18 Ch. 2 Encounters with the Racial Shadow 77 Ch. 3 The Politics of Mobility 118 Ch. 4 The Asian American Homo Ludens: Work, Play, and Art 166 Notes 213 Works Cited 231 Index 249
Copyright Date
1993
Topic
American / Asian American, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies
Lccn
92-042251
Dewey Decimal
810.9895
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
20
Genre
Literary Criticism, Social Science
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