Cosmopolitanism and social change in a Zambian thriller
This article challenges two common perceptions: that detective fiction is by definition geared towards representations of maintaining the social status quo, and that Zambian literature--preoccupied as it is with the city/country and modernity/tradition binaries--lacks cosmopolitan engagement. In Afr...
Main Author: | Primorac, Ranka (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2010-08.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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