Description
Product ID: | 9781787079939 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | New Comparative Criticism |
Title: | The Horn of Africa and Italy |
Subtitle: | Colonial, Postcolonial and Transnational Cultural Encounters |
Authors: | Author: Shimelis Gulema, Florian Mussgnug, Simone Brioni |
Page Count: | 328 |
Subjects: | Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, African history, Colonialism and imperialism, Cultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, African history, Colonialism & imperialism, Cultural studies, Migration, immigration & emigration, Italian |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This multidisciplinary volume analyses key cultural themes in colonial, postcolonial and transnational encounters between Italy and its former colonies in the Horn of Africa, with essays by experts in comparative literature, cultural studies, history, migration studies, political philosophy and postcolonial theory. This multidisciplinary volume analyses key themes and topics related to the cultural encounters between Italy and its former colonies in the Horn of Africa (Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia). The multi-faceted relations between the Horn of Africa and Italy were initiated during the colonial period but have also been shaped more recently through migration. In eleven chapters by experts in comparative literature, cultural studies, history, migration studies, political philosophy and postcolonial theory, the volume highlights how the legacy of colonialism permeates Italian society as well as influencing the construction of national identities in the Horn of Africa. The analysis of this transnational encounter opens up new possibilities for comparative research and critical synergies in Italian studies, African studies and beyond. |
Imprint Name: | Peter Lang Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Peter Lang Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2018-06-25 |