{"product_id":"from-the-edge-chicana-o-border-literature-and-the-politics-of-print-hardback-9780813583808","title":"From the Edge; Chicana\/o Border Literature and the Politics of Print (Hardback) 9780813583808","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrom the Edge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eChicana\/o Border Literature and the Politics of Print\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAllison E. Fagan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813583808\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 July 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages, 2 photographs, 3 figures\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.436 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"The contributions that \u003ci\u003eFrom the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e makes to Chicana\/o literary studies are apparent and abundant. Fagan has successfully advanced a new and important paradigm of reading Chicana\/o textual materiality, and I look forward to seeing how scholars engage that paradigm, as well as her analyses of specific texts. It should influence how we regard the social lives of Chicana\/o texts, not least by asking us to pay more attention to our own political, professional, and personal investments in literary interpretation and reinterpretation.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - John Alba Cutler (H-Net) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Allison E. Fagan takes a novel approach to Chicana\/o literature by examining the significance of its material features, such as revisions, collaborations, glossaries, translations, typography, editorial paratexts, and marginalia, and by raising intriguing questions about the role of audiences and publishing industries.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Claudia Sadowski-Smith (author of Border Fictions: Globalization, Empire, and Writing at the Boundaries of the United States) \u003cdiv\u003e\"An excellent  contribution to textual and reading scholarship in the field of Chicana\/o literature. Allison E. Fagan’s analysis of the materiality of Chicana\/ border literature is a fascinating read.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez (author of Life in Search of Readers) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Fagan’s powerful work demonstrates the diverse tactics that Chicanx authors utilize to communicate their themes to their readers.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Latino Studies)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChicana\/o literature frequently depicts characters who exist in a vulnerable liminal space, living on the border between Mexican and American identities, and sometimes pushed to the edge by authorities who seek to restrict their freedom.  As this groundbreaking new study reveals, the books themselves have occupied similarly precarious positions, as Chicana\/o literature has struggled for economic viability and visibility on the margins of the American publishing industry, while Chicana\/o writers have grappled with editorial practices that compromise their creative autonomy. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFrom the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the tangled textual histories behind some of the most cherished works in the Chicana\/o literary canon, tracing the negotiations between authors, editors, and publishers that determined how these books appeared in print. Allison Fagan demonstrates how the texts surrounding the authors’ words-from editorial prefaces to Spanish-language glossaries, from cover illustrations to reviewers’ blurbs-have crucially shaped the reception of Chicana\/o literature. To gain an even richer perspective on the politics of print, she ultimately explores one more border space, studying the marks and remarks that readers have left in the margins of these books. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFrom the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e vividly demonstrates that to comprehend fully the roles that ethnicity, language, class, and gender play within Chicana\/o literature, we must understand the material conditions that governed the production, publication, and reception of these works. By teaching us how to read the borders of the text, it demonstrates how we might perceive and preserve the faint traces of those on the margins. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePreface\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1         “\u003cbr\u003eA Touch-Up Here and There”\u003cbr\u003e: Authorial Revisions and Their Paratexts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2         Translating in the Margins: Transcultural Glossaries\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3         Making Language Visible: Transcultural Typography\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4        “\u003cbr\u003eMy Book Has Seen the Light of Day”\u003cbr\u003e: The Editorial Paratexts of Recovery Projects\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5         In the Margins: Readers Writing on \u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eConclusion\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNotes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563702251800,"sku":"9780813583808","price":83.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/from-the-edge-chicana-o-border-literature-and-the-politics-of-print-hardback-9780813583808","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}