Writing Displacement Home and Identity in Contemporary Post-colonial
This book studies the metamorphosis of the politics of home and identity amongst migrant nationals after WWII, using the Palestinian exilic displacements as a tool to find intersecting points of reference with the Caribbean, Indian, African, Chinese, and
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AKRAM AL DEEK
Writing Displacement
Writing Displacement Home and Identity in Contemporary Post-colonial English Fiction
Akram Al Deek
WRITING DISPLACEMENT Copyright © Akram Al Deek 2016 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Hardback ISBN: 978–1–137–58091–7 E-PUB ISBN: 978–1–137–59249–1 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–59248–4 DOI: 10.1057/9781137592484 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Al Deek, Akram, 1984– Title: Writing displacement : home and identity in contemporary post-colonial English fiction / Akram Al Deek. Description: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015030570 | ISBN 9781137580917 (hardback) Subjects: LCSH: English fiction—20th century—History and criticism. | Identity (Psychology) in literature. | Displacement (Psychology) in literature. | Postcolonialism in literature. | Immigrants’ writings, English—History and criticism. | Exiles’ writings—History and criticism. | Collective memory in literature. | BISAC: LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American. | LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. | LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern. Classification: LCC PR888.I3 A4 2016 | DDC 823/.91409353—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015030570 A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.
To my newly born nephew, in the hope this will speak to your generation. Welcome home, welcome to exile you little displacee!
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Acknowledgments
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Placing Displacement: An Introduction
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1 Writing Displacement Section 1: Debunking the Nomadic Rhizome Section 2: What Is Displacement?
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