Discourses of Empire and Commonwealth Tapa dura - 2016

Leiden & Boston: Brill Rodopi. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2016. Hardcover. 9004322779 . KB8...xiv, 248 pp. Notes on contributors, index. Works cited at end of each essay. Octavo. Glossy green hardcover with painting of a child reaching for dates on a palm tree. Very minor shelf wear, interior clean and tight, virtually as new. Very nice copy. "In Discourses of Empire and Commonwealth a range of prominent writers and critics reflect on the legacy of imperialism and the role of writers in forging a new, more cosmopolitan identity. The contributors, writing about a wide range of countries, affirm the freedom of the human spirit, even within unjust or oppressive social systems. They show the power of words to illuminate injustices and unite different peoples. Salman Rushdie famously declared that Commonwealth Literature has had its day: this book provides a vital antidote to this idea. Editors Sandra Robinson and Alastair Niven have put together this mixture of personal… Leer más