Asian American Fiction, History and Life Writing: International Encounters Contributor(s): Grice, Helena (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415809010 ISBN-13: 9780415809016 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - History | Asia - General |
Dewey: 813.009 |
Series: Routledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature |
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6" W x 9" (0.51 lbs) 166 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |