Trans-Americanity : subaltern modernities, global coloniality, and the cultures of greater Mexico / José David Saldívar.
| Author/creator | Saldívar, José David |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Durham : Duke University Press, 2012. |
| Description | xxxii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Electronic Location | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Subjects |
| Series | New Americanists New Americanists. ^A346168 |
| Contents | Unsettling race, coloniality, and caste in Anzaldúa's borderlands/la frontera, Martínez's parrot in the oven, and Roy's the god of small things -- Migratory locations: subaltern modernity and José Martís trans-American cultural criticism -- Looking awry at the war of 1898: Theodore Roosevelt versus Miguel Barnet and Esteban Montejo -- In search of the "Mexican Elvis" : border matters, Americanity, and post state-centric thinking -- Making US democracy surreal: political race, transmodern realism, and the miner's canary -- The outernational origins of Chicano/a literature: Paredes's Asian-Pacific routes and Hinojosa's Cuban Casa de las Américas roots -- Transnationalism contested: on Sandra Cisneros's the House on Mango street and caramelo or puro cuento -- Appendix. on the borderlands of U.S. empire: the limitations of geography, ideology, and discipline. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011021962 |
| ISBN | 9780822350644 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822350645 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780822350835 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822350831 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | E16.5 .S25 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |