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Overview
Mercedes Eng's first book is a risky and profoundly unsettling work of "auto-cartography," documenting the struggles and politics of everyday life in Vancouver, foregrounding the literal and figurative violence behind the euphemism "missing women," resistance to the Olympic-Industrial Complex, and other legacies of colonialism that continue to haunt the fragile "City of Glass."
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781772012194
- ISBN-10: 177201219X
- Publisher: Talonbooks
- Publish Date: November 2019
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
- Page Count: 144
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