{"product_id":"the-literature-of-the-indian-vijay-mishra-9780415424172","title":"The Literature of the Indian Diaspora: Theorizing the Diasporic Imaginary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Literature of the Indian Diaspora\u003c\/em\u003e constitutes a major study of the literature and other cultural texts of the Indian diaspora. It is also an important contribution to diaspora theory in general. Examining both the 'old' Indian diaspora of early capitalism, following the abolition of slavery, and the 'new' diaspora linked to movements of late capital, Mishra argues that a full understanding of the Indian diaspora can only be achieved if attention is paid to the particular locations of both the 'old' and the 'new' in nation states. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplying a theoretical framework based on trauma, mourning\/impossible mourning, spectres, identity, travel, translation, and recognition, Mishra uses the term 'imaginary' to refer to any ethnic enclave in a nation-state that defines itself, consciously or unconsciously, as a group in displacement. He examines the works of key writers, many now based across the globe in Canada, Australia, America and the UK, - V.S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, M.G. Vassanji, Shani Mootoo, Bharati Mukherjee, David Dabydeen, Rohinton Mistry and Hanif Kureishi, among them - to show how they exemplify both the diasporic imaginary and the respective traumas of the 'old' and 'new' Indian diasporas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vijay Mishra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415424178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415424172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 6.37w x 0.86d","brand":"Vijay Mishra","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136085274879,"sku":"9780415424172","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c481ba7e-eb23-4117-bf04-7aa4b566b59d.jpg?v=1770160410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-literature-of-the-indian-vijay-mishra-9780415424172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}