Emulative Versus Revisionist Occidentalism: Monetary and Other Values in Recent Singaporean Fiction

Emulative Versus Revisionist Occidentalism: Monetary and Other Values in Recent Singaporean Fiction

In tracing the continuing significance of post-Independence Occidentalism, Wagner offers a detailed re-examination of Occidentalist and Orientalist representations of monetary and other values in Singapore's fictions. She shows how locally produced novels have gone beyond simple "writing b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Commonwealth literature 2004-06, Vol.39 (2), p.73-94
1. Verfasser: Wagner, Tamara S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Fiction
Globalization
Literary criticism
Money
Novels
Values
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Zusammenfassung:In tracing the continuing significance of post-Independence Occidentalism, Wagner offers a detailed re-examination of Occidentalist and Orientalist representations of monetary and other values in Singapore's fictions. She shows how locally produced novels have gone beyond simple "writing back" projects to redefine the impact of "Western" globalization.
ISSN:0021-9894
1741-6442
DOI:10.1177/0021989404044737