Overview
- A broad introduction to two popular areas of modern literature
Covers both well established writers such as Margaret Atwood and Alice Walker and less wellknown women, such as Buchi Emecheta and Bessie Head
Includes writers from commonly studied postcolonial contexts, such as Australia and India and emergent contexts, such as South East Asia and Oceania
Has an accessible critical focus, both contextual and women's traditions and feminist criticism oriented
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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African American Women’s Writing
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Front Matter
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Writing by Women from Post-Colonial Contexts
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Front Matter
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Emergent Women’s Writing
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Back Matter
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Post-Colonial and African American Women's Writing
Book Subtitle: A Critical Introduction
Authors: Gina Wisker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-333-98524-3
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2000
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 376
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Postcolonial/World Literature