1st Edition
The Literature of the Indian Diaspora Theorizing the Diasporic Imaginary
By Vijay Mishra
Copyright 2007
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Literature of the Indian Diaspora constitutes a major study of the literature and other cultural texts of the Indian diaspora. It is also an important contribution to diaspora theory in general. Examining both the ‘old’ Indian diaspora of early capitalism, following the abolition of slavery, and the ‘new’ diaspora linked to movements of late capital, Mishra argues that a full understanding... Read more
Acknowledgements. Prologue 'That Time is Past'. Introduction: The Diasporic Imaginary 1. The Girmit Ideology 2. Indenture and Diaspora Poetics 3. Traumatic Memory, Mourning and V.S. Naipaul 4. Diaspora and the Multicultural State 5. The Law of the Hyphen and the Post-Colonial Condition 6. Diasporic Narratives of Salman Rushdie Epilogue The Subaltern Speaks. Works Cited
Biography
Vijay Mishra
"Powerful, poignant... the autobiographical stance, insisted on at the very start, is delicately laid out, clarifying, rather than hindering the critical project under way." --Meena Alexander, Wasafiri
