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Ephemeral Territories: Representing Nation, Home, and Identity in Canada
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Ephemeral Territories: Representing Nation, Home, and Identity in Canada
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Erin Manning
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 149 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780816639250
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Classifications | Dewey:305.800971 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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Publication Date |
11 February 2003 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In a critical engagement with notions of territory, identity, racial difference, separatism, multiculturalism, and homelessness, this book delves into the question of what it means to belong-in particular, what it means to be at home in Canada. Ephemeral Territories weaves together many narratives and representations of Canadian identity-from political philosophy and cultural theory to art and films such as Srinivas Krishna's Lulu, Clement Virgo's Rude, and Charles Biname's Eldorado-to develop and complicate familiar views of identity and selfhood.
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