'All is not Well in the world' : critical cosmopolitanism in twenty-first century fiction

This thesis considers how contemporary American and British novels at the turn of the century attempt to conceptualize global human, political, economic and ecological risks through different levels of global connectedness. Taking a theoretical approach, the thesis offers up the notion of critical c...

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Main Author: Lee, Jason Eng Hun
Other Authors: Smethurst, P
Language:English
Published: The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10722/197089