{"product_id":"9789811640537","title":"Robinson Crusoe in Asia","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAsia-Pacific and Literature in English\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRobinson Crusoe in Asia\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSteve Clark | Yukari Yoshihara\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Ethnic Studies \/ Asian Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays expands the study of that immensely widely read and much-adapted novel, beyond the first book – \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e (usually known simply as \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e) – to take in the far less well-known \u003ci\u003eFarther Adventures \u003c\/i\u003eand the almost unread \u003ci\u003eSerious Reflections\u003c\/i\u003e, beyond Defoe’s texts, to their re-writing and adaptation and beyond the Atlantic and South American context to an Asian and Pacific context.  The essays consider both how Asia is represented in the books (in terms of politics, economics, religion), and how the book has been received, adapted, and taught, particularly in Asian contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSteve Clark is Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology at the University of Tokyo, Japan. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eAsian English: Histories, Texts, Institutions\u003c\/i\u003e, co-edited with Myles Chilton and Yukari Yoshihara.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYukari Yoshihara is an Associate Professor at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. She is an author and editor of \u003ci\u003eEnglish Studies in Asia\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eAsian English: Histories, Texts, Institutions\u003c\/i\u003e (2021).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 December 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789811640537\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e306\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53276450324620,"sku":"9789811640537","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789811640537.jpg?v=1787236204","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789811640537","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}