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Sinophone Studies: A Critical Reader
Shu-Mei Shih
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Description for Sinophone Studies: A Critical Reader
Paperback. Editor(s): Shih, Shu-mei; Tsai, Chien-hsin; Bernards, Brian. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644. A Critical Reader. Series: Global Chinese Culture. 472 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 1 figures. Editor(s): Shih, Shu-mei; Tsai, Chien-hsin; Bernards, Brian. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFC; JHB. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight: 644.
This definitive anthology casts Sinophone studies as the study of Sinitic-language cultures born of colonial and postcolonial influences. Essays by such authors as Rey Chow, Ha Jin, Leo Ou-fan Lee, Ien Ang, Wei-ming Tu, and David Wang address debates concerning the nature of Chineseness while introducing readers to essential readings in Tibetan, Malaysian, Taiwanese, French, Caribbean, and American Sinophone literatures. By placing Sinophone cultures at the crossroads of multiple empires, this anthology richly demonstrates the transformative power of multiculturalism and multilingualism, and by examining the place-based cultural and social practices of Sinitic-language communities in their historical contexts beyond "China proper," ... Read more
This definitive anthology casts Sinophone studies as the study of Sinitic-language cultures born of colonial and postcolonial influences. Essays by such authors as Rey Chow, Ha Jin, Leo Ou-fan Lee, Ien Ang, Wei-ming Tu, and David Wang address debates concerning the nature of Chineseness while introducing readers to essential readings in Tibetan, Malaysian, Taiwanese, French, Caribbean, and American Sinophone literatures. By placing Sinophone cultures at the crossroads of multiple empires, this anthology richly demonstrates the transformative power of multiculturalism and multilingualism, and by examining the place-based cultural and social practices of Sinitic-language communities in their historical contexts beyond "China proper," ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Global Chinese Culture
Condition
New
Weight
646g
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231157513
SKU
V9780231157513
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About Shu-Mei Shih
Shu-mei Shih is professor of comparative literature, Asian languages and cultures, and Asian American studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and is the author of, among other works, Visuality and Identity: Sinophone Articulations Across the Pacific. Chien-hsin Tsai is assistant professor of modern Chinese literary and cultural studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is ... Read more
Reviews for Sinophone Studies: A Critical Reader
A valuable sourcebook introducing fundamental ideas and major intellectuals in this field... Journal of Asian Studies