Reading Migration and Culture: The World of East African Indian Literature

Ojwang, Dan

This book uses the uniquely positioned culture of East African Asians to reflect upon the most vexing issues in postcolonial literary studies today. By examining the local histories and discourses that underpin East African Asian literature, it opens up and reflects upon issues of alienation, modernity, migration, diaspora, memory and nationalism.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349442386

DOI: 10.1057/9781137262967

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 245