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Exploring the interconnectedness of empires and literary cultures, the book delves into how inter-imperial competition has shaped gendered and racialized labor systems. By blending feminist, decolonial, and dialectical theories, it highlights literature's role in both reinforcing and contesting power dynamics. Analyzing works from A Thousand and One Nights to contemporary Caribbean fiction, the author argues for the significance of imaginative literature in understanding historical processes and its potential as a transformative resource for society's future.
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Inter-imperiality, Laura Doyle
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Inter-imperiality
- Subtitle
- Vying Empires, Gendered Labor, and the Literary Arts of Alliance
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Laura Doyle
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 392
- ISBN13
- 9781478010043
- Series
- Rating
- 4.65 out of 5
- Description
- Exploring the interconnectedness of empires and literary cultures, the book delves into how inter-imperial competition has shaped gendered and racialized labor systems. By blending feminist, decolonial, and dialectical theories, it highlights literature's role in both reinforcing and contesting power dynamics. Analyzing works from A Thousand and One Nights to contemporary Caribbean fiction, the author argues for the significance of imaginative literature in understanding historical processes and its potential as a transformative resource for society's future.