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Contents Acknowledgments vii Note on Names, Texts, and Translations ix Introduction 1 1 The Romance of Belonging: Texts and Contexts 10 2 Competing Accounts 55 3 Profit and Loss in Belonging 102 4 Recognition: Embracing a Deadly Flame 152 Conclusion 184 Notes 191 Works Cited 239 Index 251 This page intentionally left blank ...

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