Tropicopolitans : Colonialism and Agency, 1688-1804 /

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In Tropicopolitans Srinivas Aravamudan reconstructs the colonial imagination of the eighteenth century. By exploring representations of peoples and cultures subjected to colonial discourse, he makes a case for the agency-or the capacity to resist domination-of those oppressed. Aravamudan's anal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aravamudan, Srinivas (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, [1999]
Colección:Post-Contemporary Interventions
Temas:
Blacks in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Colonies > History.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
French literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Imperialism in literature.
Nationalism and literature > Colonies > France > History.
Nationalism and literature > Colonies > Great Britain > History.
Slavery in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Colonialism and Eighteenth-Century Studies
  • Virtualizations
  • ONE. Petting Oroonoko
  • TWO. Piratical Accounts
  • THREE. The Stoic's Voice
  • Levantinizations
  • FOUR. Lady Mary in the Hammam
  • FIVE. The Despotic Eye and the Oriental Sublime
  • Nationalizations
  • SIX. Equiano and the Politics of Literacy
  • SEVEN. Tropicalizing the Enlightenment
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index

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