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Toxic belonging? : Identity and ecology in southern Africa / edited by Dan Wylie. - Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, 2008. - 1 online resource (xi, 268 pages)

Includes bibliographical references.

pt. 1. Fields of philosophy -- pt. 2. History and autochthony -- pt. 3. Literary identities -- pt. 4. Place and personhood -- pt. 5. Streets, hills, caves.

Southern Africa's literatures brim with references to the natural world, its landscapes and its animals. Both fictional and non-fictional works express ongoing debates, often highly politicised, concerning its various groups' senses of identity and belon.

ISBN: 9781847185143 (hbk.) 1847185142 (hbk.) 9781443809269 (electronic bk.) 1443809268 (electronic bk.)

Source: 219286 MIL

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB6I1834 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014584754 Uk 017929312 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human ecology--South Africa--Congresses.
Ecology in literature--Congresses.
South African literature--History and criticism.
Écologie humaine--Afrique du Sud--Congrès.
Littérature sud-africaine--Histoire et critique.
Social issues & processes.
Social impact of environmental issues.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Human Geography.
Ecology in literature.
Human ecology.
South African literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
South Africa.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GF758

Dewey Class. No.: 304.20968 22 22