Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-262) and index.
Contents
The new mother -- Private lives/public spheres -- The logic of identity : self, national, and cultural -- The transitional state of truth and moral maturity -- The forming of the self and nation : The bildungsroman from collective urgency to foundational narrative -- The bildungsroman in a global cultural economy: relationships and the postmodern world -- Pastiche, displacement, and the recreation of cultural memory.
