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Author Wesling, Meg, author.
Title Empire's proxy : American literature and U.S. imperialism in the Philippines / Meg Wesling.
Publication Info New York : New York University Press, ©2011.


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Contents Introduction: educated subjects: literary production, colonial expansion, and the pedagogical public sphere -- The alchemy of English: colonial state-building and the imperial origins of American literary study -- Empire's proxy: literary study as benevolent discipline -- Agents of assimilation: female authority, male domesticity, and the familial dramas of colonial tutelage -- The performance of patriotism: ironic affiliations and literary disruptions in Carlos Bulosan's America -- Conclusion: "An empire of letters": literary tradition, national sovereignty, and neocolonialism.
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ISBN 9780814794784 electronic bk.
0814794785 electronic bk.
9780814795415 electronic bk.
0814795412 electronic bk.
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Author Wesling, Meg, author.
Series America and the long 19th century
America and the long 19th century.
Subject American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Imperialism in literature.
Philippine literature (English)
Americans -- Philippines.
American literature -- Filipino American authors -- History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
United States -- Relations -- Philippines.
Philippines -- Relations -- United States.
Descript 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) : illustrations.
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Contents Introduction: educated subjects: literary production, colonial expansion, and the pedagogical public sphere -- The alchemy of English: colonial state-building and the imperial origins of American literary study -- Empire's proxy: literary study as benevolent discipline -- Agents of assimilation: female authority, male domesticity, and the familial dramas of colonial tutelage -- The performance of patriotism: ironic affiliations and literary disruptions in Carlos Bulosan's America -- Conclusion: "An empire of letters": literary tradition, national sovereignty, and neocolonialism.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780814794784 electronic bk.
0814794785 electronic bk.
9780814795415 electronic bk.
0814795412 electronic bk.
Author Wesling, Meg, author.
Series America and the long 19th century
America and the long 19th century.
Subject American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Imperialism in literature.
Philippine literature (English)
Americans -- Philippines.
American literature -- Filipino American authors -- History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
United States -- Relations -- Philippines.
Philippines -- Relations -- United States.

Subject American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Imperialism in literature.
Philippine literature (English)
Americans -- Philippines.
American literature -- Filipino American authors -- History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
United States -- Relations -- Philippines.
Philippines -- Relations -- United States.
Descript 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) : illustrations.
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Introduction: educated subjects: literary production, colonial expansion, and the pedagogical public sphere -- The alchemy of English: colonial state-building and the imperial origins of American literary study -- Empire's proxy: literary study as benevolent discipline -- Agents of assimilation: female authority, male domesticity, and the familial dramas of colonial tutelage -- The performance of patriotism: ironic affiliations and literary disruptions in Carlos Bulosan's America -- Conclusion: "An empire of letters": literary tradition, national sovereignty, and neocolonialism.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780814794784 electronic bk.
0814794785 electronic bk.
9780814795415 electronic bk.
0814795412 electronic bk.
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