Alexandrian cosmopolitanism : an archive /
This book argues that the narrative of Alexandria's cosmopolitanism was in tune with colonial modernity. The Alexandria Archive is a comparative study of representations of cosmopolitanism in texts by C.P. Cavafy, E.M. Forster, Lawrence Durrell, and Bernard de Zogheb from the late nineteenth ce...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Full text (Emmanuel users only) |
| Summary: | This book argues that the narrative of Alexandria's cosmopolitanism was in tune with colonial modernity. The Alexandria Archive is a comparative study of representations of cosmopolitanism in texts by C.P. Cavafy, E.M. Forster, Lawrence Durrell, and Bernard de Zogheb from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 459 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780823252992 082325299X 9780823252275 0823252272 9780823252282 0823252280 9780823251773 0823251772 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |