Gender, race, and the writing of empire : public discourse and the Boer War /

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All of London exploded on the night of May 18, 1900, in the biggest West End party ever seen. The mix of media manipulation, patriotism, and class, race, and gender politics that produced the 'spontaneous' festivities of Mafeking Night begins this analysis of the cultural politics of late-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krebs, Paula M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Colección:Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 23.
Temas:
Englisch ...
1800-1999
South African War, 1899-1902 > Literature and the war.
South African War, 1899-1902 > Foreign public opinion, British.
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Imperialism in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Race in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Impérialisme dans la littérature.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Race dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Diplomatic relations
English literature
Imperialism in literature
Literature
Public opinion, British
Race in literature
Sex role in literature
War and literature
Literatur
Burenkrieg > Motiv
Boerenoorlog (Zuid-Afrika)
Imperialisme.
Letterkunde.
Publieke opinie.
South Africa > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > South Africa.
South Africa > Foreign public opinion, British.
South Africa > In literature.
Afrique du Sud > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Afrique du Sud.
Great Britain
South Africa
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The war at home
  • 2. The concentration camps controversy and the press
  • 3. Gender ideology as military policy - the camps, continued
  • 4. Cannibals or knights
  • sexual honor in the propaganda of Arthur Conan Doyle and W.T. Stead
  • 5. Interpreting South Africa to Britain
  • Olive Schreiner, Boers, and Africans
  • 6. The imperial imaginary
  • the press, empire, and the literary figure.

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