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Introduction

Globalization and Literary Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

By
Joel Evans
Edited by
Joel Evans
Joel Evans
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
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The introduction provides an overview of the ways in which globalization can be defined and how this relates to literary studies. It sets out the book’s main approach, which is to view literature as being a key factor that shapes actual and imagined global phenomena. It also provides an overview of each of the books sections and chapters, flagging up connections between these and showing how they link in with other key fields of enquiry.

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GlobalizationLiteratureNationalismWorld LiteratureWorld SystemsImperialismCapitalismTheory
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Globalization and Literary Studies , pp. 1 - 18
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Joel Evans, University of Nottingham
  • Book: Globalization and Literary Studies
  • Online publication: 01 April 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108887915.001
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Joel Evans, University of Nottingham
  • Book: Globalization and Literary Studies
  • Online publication: 01 April 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108887915.001
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Joel Evans, University of Nottingham
  • Book: Globalization and Literary Studies
  • Online publication: 01 April 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108887915.001
Available formats
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