Captive Selves, Captivating Others: The Politics And Poetics Of Colonial American Captivity Narratives (Institutional Structures of Feeling) [Paperback]

Pauline Turner Strong (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0813316669 | ISBN-13: 978-0813316666

This book reexamines the Anglo-American literary genre known as the “Indian captivity narrative” in the context of the complex historical practice of captivity across cultural borders in colonial North America. This detailed and nuanced study of the relationship between practice and representation on the one hand, and identity and alterity on the other. It is an important contribution to cultural studies, American studies, Native American studies, women’s studies, and historical anthropology.

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About the Author

Pauline Turner Strong is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press (December 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813316669
• ISBN-13: 978-0813316666
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,422,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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