Colony, nation, and globalisation

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Explores colonial and postcolonial literatures of Singapore and Malaysia. It traces in them a history of anxiety that attends to the notion of home.

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Full title :Colony, nation, and globalisation / Eddie Tay.

Summary

Explores colonial and postcolonial literatures of Singapore and Malaysia. It traces in them a history of anxiety that attends to the notion of home.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2010.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Hong Kong University Press
Place of Publication:Hong Kong
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (165 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9789888053506, 9888053507
oclc:ocn814551275
Dewey Decimal:820.9

I. Colony: British Malaya -- Chapter 1: Amok and arrogation: Frank Swettenham's 'Real Malay' -- Chapter 2: Discourses of difference: Isabella Bird, Emily Innes, and Florence Caddy -- Chapter 3: The exhaustion of colonial romance: W. Somerset Maugham and Anthony Burgess -- II. Nations: Malaya, Singapore, and Malaysia -- Chapter 4: 'There is no way out but through': Lee Kok Liang and the Malayan Nation -- Chapter 5: Nationalism and literature: two poems concerning the Merlion and Karim Raslan's "Heroes" -- Chapter 6: Irresponsibility and commitment: Philip Jeyaretnam's Abraham's promise and Gopal Baratham's A candle or the sun -- III. Globalisation: home is elsewhere -- Chapter 7: The Post-diasporic imagination: the novels of K.S. Maniam -- Chapter 8: Two Singaporeans in America: Hwee Hwee Tan's Mammon Inc. and Simon Tay's Alien Asian -- Chapter 9: Writing back home: Tash Aw's The Harmony Silk Factory, Vyvyane Loh's Breaking the tongue, and Lau Siew Mei's Playing Madame Mao.

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Criticism, interpretation, etc Imperialism in literature Impérialisme dans la littérature Littérature malaisienne (anglaise) -- H… Littérature singapourienne (anglaise) -… Malaysian literature (English) Malaysian literature (English) -- Histo… Singaporean literature (English) Singaporean literature (English) -- His…