{"product_id":"ancestral-recall-9780773546912","title":"Ancestral Recall","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA comparative modernist study of the connections between Irish and Japanese literature, opening up uncharted avenues of cross-cultural exchange.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" Ancestral Recall is a comparative study of two literatures with strong oral and folkloric traditions emerging under the impact of empire and modernization. But more than just a comparison of two regional literatures at opposite ends of the world- Irish and Japanese- Hart provides an altogether persuasive argument for a critique of nation, modernization theory, and essentialist notions of ' East' and ' West.' She is a brilliant and wonderfully articulate writer, gifted of many eloquent turns of phrase.\" - Cody Poulton, University of Victoria Ancestral Recall is fascinating - original, perceptive, and extremely well-researched.\" Rob Doggett, SUNY Geneseo","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404898771287,"sku":"9780773546912","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ancestral-recall-9780773546912","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}