Crafting identities, remapping nationalities :: the English-speaking world in the age of globalization /

In the different versions of multiculturalism that have re-shaped English-speaking societies and political systems, identities appear more plastic than in societies which have constructed their national narratives on more stubborn denials of their colonial and patriarchal pasts; yet, the myth of pur...

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Weitere Verfasser: Coquet-Mokoko, Cécile, Harris, Trevor A. Le V.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.
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Zusammenfassung:In the different versions of multiculturalism that have re-shaped English-speaking societies and political systems, identities appear more plastic than in societies which have constructed their national narratives on more stubborn denials of their colonial and patriarchal pasts; yet, the myth of purity (or authenticity) and separatist temptations remain very real parameters of identity politics. In such contexts, crafting an identity for oneself implies expectations of consistency, linked not ...
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 158 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443836012
144383601X

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