British imperial literature, 1870-1940 : writing and the administration of empire /

Beginning with a discussion of the bureaucratic imperialism of Lord Cromer, who promoted the imperial governing doctrine of Indirect Rule at the turn of the last century, Daniel Bivona's study traces the more gradual process by which the colonial bureaucratic subject, the figure whose work is r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bivona, Daniel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Temas:
1800-1999
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Imperialism in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Impérialisme dans la littérature.
Colonies dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
British colonies.
English literature.
Colonies > Administration.
Bureaucratie.
Kolonialisme.
Bellettrie.
Engels.
Great Britain > Colonies > Administration > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > Administration > History > 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Administration > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Administration > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Agents and the problem of agency: the context
  • Why Africa needs Europe: from Livingstone to Stanley
  • Kipling's "Law" and the division of bureaucratic labor
  • Cromer, Gordon, Conrad and the problem of imperial character
  • T.E. Lawrence and the erotics of imperial discipline
  • Resurrecting individualism: the interwar novel of imperial manners
  • Conclusion: work as rule.

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