Exotic Nation
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Exotic Nation
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Author : Barbara Fuchs
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2011-12-30
Exotic Nation written by Barbara Fuchs and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
In the Western imagination, Spain often evokes the colorful culture of al-Andalus, the Iberian region once ruled by Muslims. Tourist brochures inviting visitors to sunny and romantic Andalusia, home of the ingenious gardens and intricate arabesques of Granada's Alhambra Palace, are not the first texts to trade on Spain's relationship to its Moorish past. Despite the fall of Granada to the Catholic Monarchs in 1492 and the subsequent repression of Islam in Spain, Moorish civilization continued to influence both the reality and the perception of the Christian nation that emerged in place of al-Andalus. In Exotic Nation, Barbara Fuchs explores the paradoxes in the cultural construction of Spain in relation to its Moorish heritage through an analysis of Spanish literature, costume, language, architecture, and chivalric practices. Between 1492 and the expulsion of the Moriscos (Muslims forcibly converted to Christianity) in 1609, Spain attempted to come to terms with its own Moorishness by simultaneously repressing Muslim subjects and appropriating their rich cultural heritage. Fuchs examines the explicit romanticization of the Moors in Spanish literature—often referred to as "literary maurophilia"—and the complex, often silent presence of Moorish forms in Spanish material culture. The extensive hybridization of Iberian culture suggests that the sympathetic depiction of Moors in the literature of the period does not trade in exoticism but instead reminded Spaniards of the place of Moors and their descendants within Spain. Meanwhile, observers from outside Spain recognized its cultural debt to al-Andalus, often deliberately casting Spain as the exotic racial other of Europe.
Exotic Nations
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Author : Renata Wasserman
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2018-03-15
Exotic Nations written by Renata Wasserman and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
In this highly original and critically informed book, Renata R. Mautner Wasserman looks at how, during the first decades following political independence, writers in the United States and Brazil assimilated and subverted European images of an "exotic" New World to create new literatures that asserted cultural independence and defined national identity. Exotic Nations demonstrates that the language of exoticism thus became part of the New World’s interpretation of its own history and natural environment.
Exotic England
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Author : Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
language : en
Publisher: Portobello Books
Release Date : 2015-03-05
Exotic England written by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and has been published by Portobello Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
England may be a small country on a small island, but its inhabitants have always had a boundless curiosity about the world beyond their shoreline. From the nation's modern origins in the Renaissance, travellers have eagerly roamed the globe and been enticed by the diversity and richness of other civilizations. And while this appetite for adventure has often been tainted by aggression or exploitation, the English have also carried within them a capacity to soak up new experiences and ideas and to weave them into every aspect of life back home, from language and literature to customs and culture. Here we trace this golden thread of otherness through five centuries of English history to reveal how it has shaped the buildings, flavoured the food, powered the economy, and created a truly diverse society. Today, when England is no longer synonymous with Britain and the English ask themselves who they are, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown paints a sumptuous and illuminating portrait of who they have been and brings a fresh, invigorating perspective on what 'Englishness' really means.
The Postcolonial Exotic
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Author : Graham Huggan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-09-26
The Postcolonial Exotic written by Graham Huggan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-26 with Literary Criticism categories.
Graham Huggan examines some of the processes by which value is given to postcolonial works within their cultural field using both literary-critical and sociological methods of analysis.
Most Favored Nation Status For The People S Republic Of China
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Most Favored Nation Status For The People S Republic Of China written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with China categories.
Importation Of Exotic Species
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Importation Of Exotic Species written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Nature categories.
Highlights Of Natural Resources Management
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Author : United States. National Park Service
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Highlights Of Natural Resources Management written by United States. National Park Service and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Conservation of natural resources categories.
Fisheries And Wildlife Research
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Author : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Fisheries And Wildlife Research written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Fisheries categories.
Report on activities in the Divisions of Cooperative Research, Cultural Methods Research, Population Ecology Research, and Population Regulation Research.
Orienting Masculinity Orienting Nation
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Author : Philip Holden
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1996-07-30
Orienting Masculinity Orienting Nation written by Philip Holden and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
Although their settings span a wide geographical area, from the South Pacific to India, Maugham's exotic short stories, novels, and travelogues all, ultimately, focus on the creation of a masculine British identity. In this first book to address Maugham's fiction in light of recent developments in postcolonial, gender, and cultural theory, Holden argues that Maugham's work can be understood as an attempt to negotiate between two alternative masculine identities: those of private homosexual and public writer. Holden identifies Maugham's attempts to cultivate a public persona as a writer whose heterosexuality is confirmed through a process of control of language. Furthermore, Holden illuminates the fluidity of language that Maugham, in contrast to his public persona, associated with homosexuality. The basis of this study is the provocative notion that Maugham's texts, despite their exotic locations, ultimately dramatize a struggle over masculine British identity.
Ecology And Economics Of The Great Plains
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Author : Daniel S. Licht
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
Ecology And Economics Of The Great Plains written by Daniel S. Licht and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Nature categories.
The Great Plains were once characterized by vast expanses of grass, complex interdependence among species, and dynamic annual changes due to weather, waterways, and fire. It is now generally accepted that less than one percent of the original tallgrass prairie remains. Habitat fragmentation, the loss of natural predator-prey associations, changes in species composition, and various commercial practices continue to threaten grassland biodiversity. Recently scholars and conservationists have discussed opportunities for large-scale restoration projects in the Great Plains, but they have provided few details. Daniel Licht offers here a bold new approach to restoring and conserving the grassland ecosystem. In describing hypothetical reserves, he explains how they could help conserve grassland biodiversity, reduce federal expenditures on agriculture, increase recreational opportunities, and sustain rural economies outside the reserves.