{"product_id":"visions-of-whiteness-in-selected-klara-szmako-9780786497010","title":"Visions of Whiteness in Selected Works of Asian American Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author Toni Morrison stressed the need to analyze race in American literature by white authors by shifting focus \"from the racial object to the racial subject.\" Representations of whiteness in certain works by Asian American authors reveal what happens when the visual dynamics of ethnography are reversed, and those persons often considered as objects--Asian Americans, other minorities--are allowed to see and judge those who so often objectify them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This study emphasizes social power structures, the aesthetics of whiteness and transformational identity politics. Works examined include Maxine Hong Kingston's \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) and \u003ci\u003eChina Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1980), and \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Book of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e (2003); Leonard Chang's \u003ci\u003eThe Fruit 'N Food\u003c\/i\u003e (1996); and, \u003ci\u003eJoy Kogawa's \u003ci\u003eObasan\u003c\/i\u003e (1981).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Klara Szmańko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786497017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786497010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Klara Szma\u0026#324;ko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483688972543,"sku":"9780786497010","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1fbb2fb-a8e5-46f0-8256-0aef9a20574d.jpg?v=1778040019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/visions-of-whiteness-in-selected-klara-szmako-9780786497010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}