White Skin, Dark Skin, Power, Dream

White Skin, Dark Skin, Power, Dream

White Skin, Dark Skin, Power, Dream

Francis Jarman

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Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2005
Materia
Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9780809511877

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In this highly readable collection of essays, Francis Jarman ranges over such different topics as race, sex, the Second World War, detective novels, Kipling, torture, widow-burning, the Great Indian Novel, travel writing, the Srebrenica Massacre, the Indian Mutiny, and the reasons why writers write. What all the contributions have in common is a concern with problems of perception and communication across cultures. Complete with Notes, Bibliographies, and detailed Index. 3

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