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Addresses the postmodernist debate over the possibility and relevance of documentary and official histories. This work examines the struggles toward collective memory in a wealth of contemporary women's writing.

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"Nuanced and insightful readings of some of the most often read and discussed works by contemporary ethnic American writers. . . . In combination with her theoretical positioning, they make an outstanding book." * Hertha Wong, University of California, Berkeley *

Against Amnesia

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      Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
      Publication Date: 23/04/2001
      ISBN13: 9780812235944, 978-0812235944
      ISBN10: 0812235940

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Addresses the postmodernist debate over the possibility and relevance of documentary and official histories. This work examines the struggles toward collective memory in a wealth of contemporary women's writing.

      Trade Review
      "Nuanced and insightful readings of some of the most often read and discussed works by contemporary ethnic American writers. . . . In combination with her theoretical positioning, they make an outstanding book." * Hertha Wong, University of California, Berkeley *

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