Postcolonial Nostalgias: Writing, Representation, and Memory

by Dennis Walker and Dennis Walder

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This book offers an original and informed critique of a widespread, yet often misunderstood, condition -- nostalgia, a pervasive human emotion connecting people across national, historical, and personal boundaries. Walder analyses the writings of some of those entangled in the aftermath of empire, tracing the hidden connections underlying their yearnings for a common identity and a homeland, and their struggles to recover their histories. Through...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0415445337

ISBN13:9780415445337

Release Date:October 2010

Publisher:Routledge

Length:204 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"

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