Description: In a time of dynamism and contradiction in Pacific cultural production, a time of 'turning things over' and 'writing from the inside out, ' this far-reaching volume provides a comprehensive set of essays and interviews on the emergent literatures of the New Pacific. With its dy...
Brief description: After spending many years as a macadamia nut farmer, Houston Wood earned his PhD in English from the University of Hawaii in 1996 and now teaches at HawaiiPacificUniversity. His previous publications include The Reality of Ethnomethodology (with Hugh Mehan), Wiley Interscience; Displacing Natives: The Rhetorical Production of Hawai'i, Rowman and Littlefield; various journal article and book chapters.
Review Quotes:
"Weighty and comprehensive collection of twenty four new articles about literature, cultural politics, and identity in the 'New Pacific.' Each contributor writes with a unique voice. One of the book's greatest strengths is its presentation of new perspective, analysis, and historical and cultural information." --The Uts Review
"An important book which will be of great value to teachers, researchers, and others interested in Pacific literature and cultures." --Pacific Affairs "The volume provides multiple views on many compelling issues in literature from Pacific." --World Literature Today