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Captive Selves, Captivating Others

The Politics And Poetics Of Colonial American Captivity Narratives
By:Pauline Turner Strong
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780813316659
eText ISBN:9780429981487
Edition:1
Copyright:1999
Format:Reflowable

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This book considers two key typifications within the Anglo-American captivity tradition: the Captive Self and the Captivating Other. It analyzes a hegemonic tradition of representation and illuminates the processes through which typifications are constructed, made authoritative, and transformed.