Writing the South Seas: Imagining the Nanyang in Chinese and Southeast Asian Postcolonial Literature Contributor(s): Bernards, Brian C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0295999969 ISBN-13: 9780295999968 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - History | Asia - China - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
Dewey: 895.109 |
Series: Modern Language Initiative Books |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.7" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Postcolonial literature about the South Seas, or Nanyang, examines the history of Chinese migration, localization, and interethnic exchange in Southeast Asia, where Sinophone settler cultures evolved independently by adapting to their "New World" and mingling with native cultures. Writing the South Seas explains why Nanyang encounters, neglected by most literary histories, should be considered crucial to the national literatures of China and Southeast Asia. |