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Neoliberalism and Cultural Transition in New Zealand Literature, 1984-2008: Market Fictions Jennifer Lawn
Neoliberalism and Cultural Transition in New Zealand Literature, 1984-2008: Market Fictions
Jennifer Lawn
Through the lens of New Zealand fiction, Neoliberalism and Cultural Transition in New Zealand Literature, 1984-2008 examines how the reprise of market-based economics has impacted cultural life in a decolonizing nation. Reading novels by Alan Duff, Patricia Grace, Witi Ihimaera, Maurice Gee, Eleanor Catton and other politically-engaged writers, Lawn argues that the terms of neoliberal choice, competition and self-determination, have proven both culturally affirmative and socially corrosive, reconfiguring the potentialities of collective life in an era of rapid reform.
262 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 25, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780739177419 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Pages | 262 |
| Dimensions | 235 × 159 × 23 mm · 538 g |
| Language | English |