This original study is the first major critical appraisal of Ireland's post-colonial experience in relation to that of other emergent nations. The parallels between Ireland, India, Latin America, Africa and Europe establish bridges in literary and musical contexts which offer a unique insight into independence and freedom, and the ways in which they are articulated by emergent nations. They explore the master-servant relationship, the functions of narrative, and the concepts of nationalism, map-making, exile, schizophrenia, hybridity, magical realism and disillusion. The author offers many incisive answers to the question: What happens to an emerging nation after it has emerged?
- ISBN10 1443860980
- ISBN13 9781443860987
- Publish Date 3 July 2014 (first published 11 June 2014)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Not Avail
- Edition New ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 628
- Language English