The Holy Land in transit : colonialism and the quest for Canaan

The Holy Land in transit : colonialism and the quest for Canaan / Steven Salaita ; with a foreword by Peter Gran.

Author/creator	Salaita, Steven, 1975-
Other author/creator	Gran, Peter, 1941-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2006.
Description	ix, 234 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Colonies in literature. Arab-Israeli conflict--Literature and the conflict. Postcolonialism in literature. Indians in literature. Ojibwa Indians--Cultural assimilation.

Series	Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms. ^A470544
Contents	Introduction : homelands and holy lands -- The Holy Land in transit -- Demystifying the quest for Canaan : observations on mimesis in the New World and Holy Land -- Digging up the bones of the past: colonial and indigenous interplay in Winona Laduke's Last standing woman -- The Kahan commission report and a balcony over the Fakihani : a tale of two fictions -- Reimagining the munificence of an ass : the unbounded worlds of Gerald Vizenor and Emile Habiby -- Conclusion : dreamcatchers on the last frontier.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index.
LCCN	2006021116
ISBN	0815631251 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	081563109X (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780815631255
ISBN	9780815631095

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PN56.C63 S25 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold