The non-national in contemporary American literature : ethnic women writers and problematic belongings / Dalia M.A. Gomaa.
"This study argues that the notion of Americanness is constructed nationally within the U.S. geographical space, as well as transnationally outside that space. The transnational perception of the U.S. nation-space makes possible ambivalent positionings, which the author describes as non-nationa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2016.
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| Series: | American literature readings in the 21st century.
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| Summary: | "This study argues that the notion of Americanness is constructed nationally within the U.S. geographical space, as well as transnationally outside that space. The transnational perception of the U.S. nation-space makes possible ambivalent positionings, which the author describes as non-national sites that challenge singular national affiliations and identifications"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137496263 1137496266 |