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Masks of Difference : Cultural Representations in Literature, Anthropology and Art
by D. Richards and David Richards
Overview
David Richards examines historical anthropological discourse--specifically writings about and depictions of "savage" peoples by conquering races--as a form of textual practice. Masks of Difference provides detailed readings of individual representations, both artistic and literary, of colonization, including Florida (1564-90) and Scotland (1814), together with extended surveys. What emerges is a composite picture of anthropological representation as a textual genre in its own right, embracing literature, literary theory and colonial/postcolonial studies.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780521479721
- ISBN-10: 052147972X
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: March 1995
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.45 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.97 pounds
- Page Count: 364
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