
A Little History
Ammiel Alcalay(Author)
Fred Dewey(Editor)
UpSet Press, Incorporated
Published on 30. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
306 pages
978-0-9760142-8-7 (ISBN)
Description
Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the war in Iraq, and 9/11, 'A Little History' explores the deep politics of memory and imagination while proposing a new paradigm for American Studies. With preface by editor Fred Dewey, Alcalay's book places the work of major figures like Muriel Rukeyser, Charles Olson, Edward Dorn, Diane di Prima, and Amiri Baraka, in the realm of resistance and global decolonization to assert the power of poetry as a unique form of knowledge. Recognized by Edward Said as "that rare thing, a gifted prose writer and poet, and an accomplished intellectual," Alcalay brings his blend of autobiographical and investigative scholarship to bear on this timely and important book of essays.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Fayetteville
United States
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9760142-8-7 (9780976014287)
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