Postcolonial Fiction and Disability : Exceptional Children, Metaphor and Materiality /

This book is the first study of disability in postcolonial fiction. Focusing on canonical novels, it explores the metaphorical functions and material presence of disabled child characters. Barker argues that progressive disability politics emerge from postcolonial concerns, and establishes dialogues...

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Main Author:	Barker, Clare (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:	Literature. Asian Literature. British and Irish Literature. Cultural Theory. Literary Theory. Postcolonial/World Literature. Twentieth-Century Literature. British literature. Culture > Study and teaching. Literature > Philosophy. Literature, Modern > 20th century. Oriental literature. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book