| Description |
1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Belonging within Isabel Allende's "California Dream" -- 2. The Politics of National Belonging -- 3. "The Intangible Space" of Belonging: Paradigms of Affective Engagement within Nation -- 4. Gendered Discourses of Patriarchal Nationalism: "The Intransigent Father" -- 6. Feminist, "Feminine," and 'Matriarchal' Nations? -- 6. Sites of Transformation within the Americas: Historical California and an Inter-American Identity -- 7. Future Sustainable Landscapes of Belonging: the "Young American" and Eco-Centered Ethical Frameworks -- 8. Conclusion |
| Summary |
Moving away from territorially-bound narratives toward a more kinetic conceptualization of identity, this book represents the first analysis of the politics of American identity within the fiction and memoirs of Isabel Allende. Born in Peru to a family of Chilean diplomats and now a US citizen, Isabel Allende has long been involved in the complex networks of power relations and conflicting narratives in the broader context of the Americas. By focusing on how Allende reconciles the apparent contradictions between allegiance to political states and subjective versions of belonging, Bonnie M. Craig offers a radical transformation of societal frameworks through revised notions of place, temporality, and space |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-212) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Allende, Isabel -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Allende, Isabel fast |
| Subject |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers -- Spanish -- Chile -- USA.
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Literary studies: from c 1900 -- Spanish -- Chile -- USA.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781137337580 |
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1137337583 |
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1306285267 |
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9781306285261 |
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9781349464623 |
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1349464627 |
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