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Caribbean Women Writers and Globalization offers a fresh reading of
contemporary literature by Caribbean women in the context of global
and local economic forces, providing a valuable corrective to much
Caribbean feminist literary criticism. Departing from the trend
towards thematic diasporic studies, Helen Scott considers each text
in light of its national historical and cultural origins while also
acknowledging regional and international patterns. Though the work
of Caribbean women writers is apparently less political than the
male-dominated literature of national liberation, Scott argues that
these women nonetheless express the sociopolitical realities of the
postindependent Caribbean, providing insight into the dynamics of
imperialism that survive the demise of formal colonialism. In
addition, she identifies the specific aesthetic qualities that
reach beyond the confines of geography and history in the work of
such writers as Oonya Kempadoo, Jamaica Kincaid, Edwidge Danticat,
Pauline Melville, and Janice Shinebourne. Throughout, Scott's
persuasive and accessible study sustains the dialectical principle
that art is inseparable from social forces and yet always strains
against the limits they impose. Her book will be an indispensable
resource for literature and women's studies scholars, as well as
for those interested in postcolonial, cultural, and globalization
studies.
Caribbean Women Writers and Globalization offers a fresh reading of
contemporary literature by Caribbean women in the context of global
and local economic forces, providing a valuable corrective to much
Caribbean feminist literary criticism. Departing from the trend
towards thematic diasporic studies, Helen Scott considers each text
in light of its national historical and cultural origins while also
acknowledging regional and international patterns. Though the work
of Caribbean women writers is apparently less political than the
male-dominated literature of national liberation, Scott argues that
these women nonetheless express the sociopolitical realities of the
postindependent Caribbean, providing insight into the dynamics of
imperialism that survive the demise of formal colonialism. In
addition, she identifies the specific aesthetic qualities that
reach beyond the confines of geography and history in the work of
such writers as Oonya Kempadoo, Jamaica Kincaid, Edwidge Danticat,
Pauline Melville, and Janice Shinebourne. Throughout, Scott's
persuasive and accessible study sustains the dialectical principle
that art is inseparable from social forces and yet always strains
against the limits they impose. Her book will be an indispensable
resource for literature and women's studies scholars, as well as
for those interested in postcolonial, cultural, and globalization
studies.
Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) was one of the most brilliant and
passionate minds drawn to the revolutionary socialist movement. An
outstanding social and economic theorist of the twentieth century,
and a dedicated political activist, she proved willing to go to
prison and even give her life for her beliefs. Providing an
extensive overview of her writings, this volume contains a number
of items never before anthologized. Her work was broad in scope
tackling capitalism and socialism; globalization and imperialism;
history; war and peace; social struggles, trade unions, political
parties; class, gender, race; the interconnection of humanity with
the natural environment. The editors provide an extensive and
informative introduction outlining and evaluating her life and
thought. This is the best introduction to the range of Rosa
Luxemburg's thought.
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