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Constructing the other in ancient Israel and the USA / Johnny Miles.

By: Series: Bible in the modern world ; 32.Publication details: Sheffield, England : Sheffield Phoenix, 2011.Description: xxvii, 374 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1907534059
  • 9781907534058
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Contents:
Prologue -- Part I. A place from which to read -- Postcolonialism and the politics of re-presentation -- Contextualizing a politics of re-presentation -- Part II. Reading from each place -- The 'savage' stereotype : civilization--eastward, ho! -- The 'stupid' stereotype : Moabites, Mexicans and the borderlands -- The 'deceitful opportunist' stereotype : risk/reward and un/seen peril(s) at Gamm Saan (Gold Mountain) -- The 'violent/rebellious' stereotype : exodus from the 'promised land' -- Epilogue.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book Dalton McCaughey Library Level 1 DG M643 Available 33865001403838
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. [340]-364) and indexes.

Prologue -- Part I. A place from which to read -- Postcolonialism and the politics of re-presentation -- Contextualizing a politics of re-presentation -- Part II. Reading from each place -- The 'savage' stereotype : civilization--eastward, ho! -- The 'stupid' stereotype : Moabites, Mexicans and the borderlands -- The 'deceitful opportunist' stereotype : risk/reward and un/seen peril(s) at Gamm Saan (Gold Mountain) -- The 'violent/rebellious' stereotype : exodus from the 'promised land' -- Epilogue.