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Author:   Homi K. Bhabha
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781138170636

ISBN 10:   1138170631
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   27 August 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, Homi K. Bhabha; Chapter 2 What is a nation?, Ernest Renan, Martin Thom; Chapter 3 Tribes within nations, Martin Thom; Chapter 4 The national longing for form, Timothy Brennar; Chapter 5 Irresistible romance, Doris Sommer; Chapter 6 Denaturalizing cultural nationalisms, Sneja Gunew; Chapter 7 Postal politics and the institution of the nation, Geoffrey Bennington; Chapter 8 Literature – Nationalism’s other? The case for revision, Simon During; Chapter 9 Sir Joshua Reynolds and the Englishness of English art, John Barrell; Chapter 10 Destiny made manifest, David Simpson; Chapter 11 Breakfast in America – Uncle Tom’s cultural histories, Rachel Bowlby; Chapter 12 Telescopic philanthropy, Bruce Robbins; Chapter 13 European pedigrees/African contagions, James Snead; Chapter 14 English reading, Francis Mulhern; Chapter 15 The island and the aeroplane, Gillian Beer; Chapter 16 DissemiNation, Homi K. Bhabha;

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'Manages to embrace a number of theoretical positions, and individual contributions sometimes achieve a commendable clarity and insight.' - Mr D Hall, Norwich Art & Design Schl Nation and Narration is provocative in its rewriting of much received wisdom, and will foment debate on an area of literary criticism that has been neglected for far too long.' - Times Literary Supplement

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