ABSTRACT
The Modernist World is an accessible yet cutting edge volume which redraws the boundaries and connections among interdisciplinary and transnational modernisms. The 61 new essays address literature, visual arts, theatre, dance, architecture, music, film, and intellectual currents. The book also examines modernist histories and practices around the globe, including East and Southeast Asia, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Oceania, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the Arab World, as well as the United States and Canada. A detailed introduction provides an overview of the scholarly terrain, and highlights different themes and concerns that emerge in the volume.
The Modernist World is essential reading for those new to the subject as well as more advanced scholars in the area – offering clear introductions alongside new and refreshing insights.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I: EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
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PART II : SOUTH ASIA
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PART III : SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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PART IV: AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA
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PART V: EUROPE
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PART VI: LATIN AMERICA
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PART VII: MIDDLE EAST AND THE ARAB WORLD
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PART VIII : CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES