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From combat novels to the corporate thriller, Beyond Hostile Islands examines the literary history of the Pacific War, while interrogating stereotypical renditions of the Japanese. The Pacific theatre is/was intrinsically archipelagic, and McKay--aware of an uneasy US-NZ juxtaposition--warns us that source material from island cultures/authors may unsettle, but also align with, continental world views. Beyond Hostile Islands is binary-bashing: it upsets culturalist, colonialist and imperialist narratives, exposing a messier humanity, and thus uncovers commonality amidst the dissimilar.---Godfrey Baldacchino, Professor of Sociology, University of Malta. Founding editor, Island Studies Journal; Former President, International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) Daniel McKay's Beyond Hostile Islands is a well-researched and nuanced examination of fiction that deals--in various ways--with the Pacific theatre of World War II.---Erin Mercer is Senior Lecturer in English at Massey University, and author of Telling the Real Story: Genre and New Zealand Literature

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Daniel McKay (Author) Daniel McKay is associate professor in the English Department, New Mexico Military Institute. His journal articles have appeared in MELUS, Mosaic, positions: east asia cultures critique, and University of Toronto Quarterly, among others.

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