TY - BOOK ID - 30667469 TI - Lost and found in translation : contemporary ethnic American writing and the politics of language diversity. PY - 2005 SN - 0807876828 9780807876824 0807856371 9780807856376 0807829773 9780807829776 9798890880024 PB - Chapel Hill University of North Carolina press DB - UniCat KW - American literature KW - Language and languages KW - Minorities KW - Cultural pluralism in literature. KW - Ethnic relations in literature. KW - Ethnic groups in literature. KW - Minorities in literature. KW - Ethnicity in literature. KW - Minority authors KW - History and criticism. KW - Political aspects KW - Intellectual life. KW - United States KW - Languages. KW - Minorities as a theme in literature KW - Pluralism (Social sciences) in literature KW - Foreign languages KW - Languages KW - Cultural pluralism in literature KW - Ethnic relations in literature KW - Ethnic groups in literature KW - Minorities in literature KW - Ethnicity in literature KW - History and criticism KW - Intellectual life KW - E-books KW - Anthropology KW - Communication KW - Ethnology KW - Information theory KW - Meaning (Psychology) KW - Philology KW - Linguistics KW - Ethnic minorities KW - Foreign population KW - Minority groups KW - Persons KW - Assimilation (Sociology) KW - Discrimination KW - Ethnic relations KW - Majorities KW - Plebiscite KW - Race relations KW - Segregation KW - English literature KW - Agrarians (Group of writers) KW - Minority authors&delete& KW - United States&delete& KW - Amerikaans. KW - Ethnicité dans la littérature. KW - Ethnische Gruppe. KW - Ethnische Identität KW - Etnische minderheden. KW - Geistesleben. KW - Groupes ethniques dans la littérature. KW - Interkulturalität. KW - Langage et langues KW - Language and languages. KW - Letterkunde. KW - Literatur. KW - Littérature américaine KW - Minderheitenliteratur. KW - Minorités dans la littérature. KW - Minorités KW - Multikulturelle Gesellschaft. KW - Pluralism (Social sciences) in literature. KW - Pluralisme dans la littérature. KW - Politieke aspecten. KW - Relations interethniques dans la littérature. KW - Talen. KW - Übersetzung. KW - Minority authors. KW - Aspect politique. KW - United States. KW - Political aspects. KW - Auteurs issus des minorités KW - Histoire et critique. KW - Vie intellectuelle KW - États-Unis KW - Vie intellectuelle. KW - USA. KW - Langues. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30667469 AB - Examines the trope of translation in twenty English-language novels and autobiographies by contemporary ethnic American writers. This book argues that these works advocate a politics of language diversity, a literary and social agenda that validates the multiplicity of ethnic cultures and tongues in the United States. ER -