Migrant Revolutions: Haitian Literature, Globalization, and U.S.
Imperialism interprets Haitian literature in a transnational
context of anti-colonial_and anti-globalization_politics. Positing
a materialist and historicized account of Haitian literary
modernity, it traces the themes of slavery, labor migration,
diaspora, and revolution in works by Jacques Roumain, Marie
Chauvet, Edwidge Danticat, and others. Author Valerie Kaussen
argues that the sociocultural effects of U.S. imperialism have
renewed and expanded the relevance of the universal political
ideals that informed Haiti's eighteenth-century slave revolt and
war of decolonization. Finally, Migrant Revolutions defines Haitian
literary modernity as located at the forefront of the struggles
against transnational empire and global colonialism.
General
| Imprint: |
Lexington Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France |
| Release date: |
June 2008 |
| First published: |
July 2008 |
| Authors: |
Valerie Kaussen
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 154 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
262 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7391-1637-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: history & criticism >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-7391-1637-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780739116371 |
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