Uncommon Alliances: Cultural Narratives of Migration in the New Europe Contributor(s): Kovačevic, Natasa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474435882 ISBN-13: 9781474435888 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Politics - Literary Criticism | Modern - 21st Century - Literary Criticism | European - General |
Dewey: 809.933 |
LCCN: 2018303056 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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Publisher Description: Examines European Union's neocolonial sovereignty in cultural narratives of migration Uncommon Alliances: Cultural Narratives of Migration in the New Europe takes a critical stance toward both assimilationist and multicultural imaginings of community in the European Union that occlude neocolonial relations of dependence and exclusion. Bringing into conversation postcolonial and post-communist migration narratives from Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe, it aims to capture the emergent shift from national to postnational European space. Through its examination of cultural texts, including works by Jamal Mahjoub, Mike Phillips, Laila Lalami, Mahi Binebine, Dubravka Ugresic and others, this book traces EU neocolonial practices in relation to European history, borders and guiding ideals of community, which exclude various 'others' from their symbolic imaginary. The book deliberately moves the discussion away from social-scientific approaches to humanities and offers a fresh intellectual framework for understanding multicultural identity in Europe. Key Features
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