Sinophone Studies: A Critical Reader

Book Overview

This definitive anthology casts Sinophone studies as the study of Sinitic-language cultures born of colonial and postcolonial influences. Essays by such authors as Rey Chow, Ha Jin, Leo Ou-fan Lee, Ien Ang, Wei-ming Tu, and David Wang address debates concerning the nature of Chineseness while introducing readers to essential readings in Tibetan, Malaysian, Taiwanese, French, Caribbean, and American Sinophone literatures. By placing Sinophone cultures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231157509
• ISBN13: 9780231157506
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher