Anglophone Literature of Caribbean Indenture The Seductive Hierarchies of Empire /

This book is the first comprehensive study of Anglophone literature depicting the British Imperial system of indentured labor in the Caribbean. Through an examination of intimate relationships within indenture narratives, this text traces the seductive hierarchies of empire - the oppressive ideologi...

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Hlavný autor: Klein, Alison (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydanie:1st ed. 2018.
Edícia:New Caribbean Studies
Predmet:
Latin American literature.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Literature, Modern-21st century.
Oriental literature.
ISBN:9783319990552
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Obsah:
  • 1. Introduction: The Ties That Bind
  • 2. To Have and to Hold: The Role of Marriage in Nonfiction Indenture Narratives
  • 3.Tying the Knot: Early Depictions of Indenture
  • 4.Tangled Up: Gendered Metaphors of Nation in Contemporary Indo-Caribbean Narratives
  • 5. Family Ties: Embodiment of Female Laborers in the Poetry of Indenture
  • 6. At the End of their Tether: Women Writing about Indenture
  • 7. Conclusion: Loose Threads.

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