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Author Stachurski, Christina.

Title Reading Pakeha? : fiction and identity in Aotearoa New Zealand / Christina Stachurski.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xlvii, 207 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Cross/cultures ; 109
Cross/cultures ; 109.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction; Man Alone; the bone people; Once Were Warriors; Conclusion; Works Consulted; Index.
Summary Aotearoa New Zealand, "a tiny Pacific country," is of great interest to those engaged in postcolonial and literary studies throughout the world. In all former colonies, myths of national identity are vested with various interests. Shifts in collective Pakeha (or New Zealand-European) identity have been marked by the phenomenal popularity of three novels, each at a time of massive social change. Late-colonialism, anti-imperialism, and the collapse of the idea of a singular 'nation' can be traced through the reception of John Mulgan's Man Alone (1939), Keri Hulme's the bone people (1983), and Ala.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject New Zealand literature -- History and criticism.
New Zealand literature.
New Zealanders -- Books and reading.
New Zealanders.
Books and reading.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Stachurski, Christina. Reading Pakeha?. Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2009 9789042026445
ISBN 9789042026452 (electronic book)
9042026456 (electronic book)
9042026448 (hardcover)
9789042026445 (hardcover)