Sinophone Studies: A Critical Reader (Global Chinese Culture)

By: Shih, Shu-Mei, Tsai, Chien-Hsin, and Bernards, Brian, eds.

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Synopsis: This definitive anthology casts Sinophone studies as the study of Sinitic-language cultures born of colonial and postcolonial influences. Essays by such authors as Rey Chow, Ha Jin, Leo Ou-fan Lee, Ien Ang, Wei-ming Tu, and David Wang address debates concerning the nature of Chineseness while introducing readers to essential readings in Tibetan, Malaysian, Taiwanese, French, Caribbean, and American Sinophone literatures. By placing Sinophone cultures at the crossroads of multiple empires, this anthology richly demonstrates the transformative power of multiculturalism and multilingualism, and by examining the place-based cultural and social practices of Sinitic-language communities in their historical contexts beyond "China proper," it effectively refutes the diasporic framework. It is an invaluable companion for courses in Asian, postcolonial, empire, and ethnic studies, as well as world and comparative literature.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 472 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780231527101
Related ISBNs:: 9780231157506
Publisher:: Columbia University Press
Date of Addition:: 11/30/23
Copyrighted By:: Columbia University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Shu-mei Shih
Edited by:: Chien-hsin Tsai
Edited by:: Brian Bernards

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