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Postcolonial Pacific writing

by Michelle Keown

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"In this major new interdisciplinary study, Michelle Keown examines representations of the body in the work of eight of Polynesia's most significant contemporary writers. Exploring inter-connections between postcolonial studies and disciplines including anthropology, psychoanalysis, history and medicine, Postcolonial Pacific Writing develops an innovative framework specific to the literatures and cultures of the Pacific."--BOOK JACKET.

Body, Human, in literatureHistory and criticismIntellectual lifePacific Island literature (English)PostcolonialismPostcolonialism in literatureHuman body in literaturePacific island literature, history and criticismIslands of the pacificPolynesiaOceaniaLittérature océanienne (anglaise)