The Postcolonial Middle Ages

296 Pages·2000·7.078 MB·English

by  Jeffrey Jerome Cohen (ed.)

The Postcolonial Middle Ages
Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
ISBN: 9780230107342
DOI: 10.1057/9780230107342
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THE NEW MIDDLE AGES
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Crossing the Bridge:Comparative Essays on
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Orientalism and Orientation 19 m
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9. Marking Time:
Branwen,Daughter of Llyr and the Colonial Refrain 173
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