TY - BOOK AU - Boehmer,Elleke TI - Colonial and postcolonial literature: migrant metaphors SN - 0199253714 (pbk. : acidfree paper) U1 - 820.99171241 PY - 2005/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Commonwealth literature (English) KW - History and criticism KW - English literature KW - Developing countries KW - Emigration and immigration in literature KW - Postcolonialism KW - Commonwealth countries KW - Culture conflict in literature KW - Postcolonialism in literature KW - Imperialism in literature KW - Immigrants in literature KW - Colonies in literature KW - Great Britain KW - Colonies KW - Intellectual life N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-342) and index; 1. Imperialism and textuality -- 2. Colonialist concerns -- 3. The Stirrings of new nationalism -- 4. Metropolitans and mimics -- 5. Independence -- 6. Postcolonialism -- 7. Afterword: Belated reading ER -