Ewa M. Thompson

Imperial Knowledge

Russian Literature and Colonialism

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An examination of how Russian literature reflects Russia's history of territorial expansion. It argues that expansion is a form of colonialization, and places Russian literature within the context of postcolonial theory and discourse.

Produktdetails

• Contributions to the Study of World Literature
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780313313110
• ISBN-10: 0313313113
• Artikelnr.: 21317330

Autorenporträt

EWA M. THOMPSON is Professor of Slavic Studies at Rice University. She is the author of several books, and her articles have appeared in such journals as Modern Age and Slavic Review.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The Problem Engendering Empire The Consolidating Vision: War
and Peace as the New Core Myth of Russian Nationhood The Central Asian
Narrative in Russian Letters Imperial Desire in the Late Soviet Period
Scholarship and Empire Deconstructing Empire: Liudmila Petrushevskaia
Selected Bibliography Index