Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies
|
Buy Now
Samurai in the Land of the Gaucho - Transpacific Modernity and Nikkei Literature in Argentina (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R2,793
Discovery Miles 27 930
|
|
Samurai in the Land of the Gaucho - Transpacific Modernity and Nikkei Literature in Argentina (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
In the early twentieth century, historical imaginings of Japan
contributed to the Argentine vision of "transpacific modernity."
Intellectuals such as Eduardo Wilde and Manuel Domecq GarcIa
celebrated Japanese customs and traditions as important values that
can be integrated into Argentine society. But a new generation of
Nikkei or Japanese Argentines is rewriting this conventional
narrative in the twenty-first century. Nikkei writers such as
Maximiliano Matayoshi and Alejandra Kamiya are challenging the
earlier, unapologetic view of Japan based on their own immigrant
experiences. Compared to the experience of political persecution
against Japanese immigrants in Brazil and Peru, the Japanese in
Argentina generally lived under a more agreeable sociopolitical
climate. In order to understand the "positive" perception of Japan
in Argentine history and literature, Samurai in the Land of the
Gaucho turns to the current debate on race in Argentina,
particularly as it relates to the discourse of whiteness. One of
the central arguments is that Argentina's century-old interest in
Japan represents a disguised method of (re)claiming its white,
Western identity. Through close readings of diverse genres (travel
writing, essay, novel, short story, and film) Samurai in the Land
of the Gaucho yields a multi-layered analysis in order to underline
the role Japan has played in both defining and defying Argentine
modernity from the twentieth century to the present.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.