{"product_id":"9780745320465","title":"Beyond the Borders: American Literature and Post-Colonial Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this book challenge the usual boundaries of 'post-colonial' theory. Focusing on American literature, they examine how America's own imperial history has shaped the literatures that have emerged from within America -- for instance, from Native American, Latino, Black and Asian-American writers. They contrast this with postcolonial literatures from countries whose history has been shaped by American colonialism -- from Canada, Central America and the Caribbean to Hawaii, Indonesia and Vietnam. In this way the contributors explore key questions about national identity and multiculturalism: why, for instance, is a Native writer categorised within 'American literature' if writing on one side of the border, but as 'Canadian' and 'post-colonial' if writing on the other? This is a challenging collection that raises questions not only about the boundaries of post-colonial theory, but also about ethnicity and multiculturalism, and the impact of immigration and assimilation -- issues that lie at the heart of the literary curriculum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025455890672,"sku":"9780745320465","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780745320465_p0.jpg?v=1763639987","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780745320465","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}