Del i serien Routledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature

Asian American Fiction, History and Life Writing

International Encounters

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

AvHelena Grice

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The last ten years have witnessed an enormous growth in American interest in Asia and Asian/American history. In particular, a set of key Asian historical moments have recently become the subject of intense American cultural scrutiny, namely China’s Cultural Revolution and its aftermath; the Korean American war and its legacy; the era of Japanese geisha culture and its subsequent decline; and China’s one-child policy and the rise of transracial, international adoption in its wake. Grice examines and accounts for this cultural and literary preoccupation, exploring the corresponding historical-political situations that have both circumscribed and enabled greater cultural and political contact between Asia and America.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-08-15
Mått152 x 229 x 9 mm
Vikt310 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature
Antal sidor166
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415809016

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Acknowledgements. 1. Reading Asian American Fiction, History and Life Writing: International Encounters 2. "The Escape from Asia Tradition": Cultural Revolution Expatriate Memoirs 3. Contemporary Transracial Adoption Narratives: Prospects and Perspectives 4. A Secret History: American Representations of Geisha Society 5. Korean Expatriate Writing and the History of the Korean Peninsula. Notes. Bibliography. Index

"In this valuable addition to scholarship on Asian American literature in a transnational context, Grice (Univ. of Wales, Aberystwyth) investigates four "shrouded histories of 20th century Asia"--memoirs by women of Communist China, Chinese transracial adoption narratives, literature on the geisha of Japan, and Korean expatriate narratives--that help to produce a new global imaginary by both disrupting and exceeding concepts of identity and nationhood. Recommended." --Choice. "Grice insightfully and sensitively analyzes hundreds of texts from multiple Asian cultures and in several genres, making this volume a valuable addition to several disciplines, including American studies, ethnic studies, literary studies, and diaspora studies."-- David S. Goldstein, University of Washington, Bothell