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The Americas of Asian American Literature : Gendered Fictions of Nation and Transnation. Cover Image E-book E-book

The Americas of Asian American Literature : Gendered Fictions of Nation and Transnation

Lee, Rachel C. (Author).

Summary: Drawing on a wide array of literary, historical, and theoretical sources, Rachel Lee addresses current debates on the relationship among Asian American ethnic identity, national belonging, globalization, and gender. Lee argues that scholars have traditionally placed undue emphasis on ethnic-based political commitments--whether these are construed as national or global--in their readings of Asian American texts. This has constrained the intelligibility of stories that are focused less on ethnicity than on kinship, family dynamics, eroticism, and gender roles. In response, Lee makes a case for a.

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