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This study interrogates the heterogeneous nature of Livingstone's legacy and explores the plurality of identities that he has posthumously acquired. Investigating Livingstone's own self-staging, his Victorian commemoration, his imperialist and Scottish reputations, and his afterlife in pos...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Livingstone, Justin D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.
Colección:Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
Temas:
Livingstone, David, > 1813-1873 > Influence.
Livingstone, David, > 1813-1873 > In literature.
Livingstone, David, > 1813-1873
Livingstone, David > 1813-1873
1800-1899
Explorers > Africa, Southern > Biography.
Explorers > Scotland > Biography.
Popular culture > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Explorers
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature
Popular culture
Rezeption
Southern Africa
Great Britain
Scotland
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This study interrogates the heterogeneous nature of Livingstone's legacy and explores the plurality of identities that he has posthumously acquired. Investigating Livingstone's own self-staging, his Victorian commemoration, his imperialist and Scottish reputations, and his afterlife in postcolonial fiction and drama, it offers the first full exploration of his many incarnations over a lengthy chronological period.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847799135
1847799132
9781847799128
1847799124

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