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Colonial inventions : landscape, power, and representation in nineteenth-century Trinidad /

This book situates its contemplation of the nineteenth-century Trinidadian landscape in the context of an emerging sub-field of Caribbean postcolonial studies, by connecting the visual representation and indexing of colonial landscapes and peoples Other the making of colonial power. Emphasis is plac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wahab, Amar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book situates its contemplation of the nineteenth-century Trinidadian landscape in the context of an emerging sub-field of Caribbean postcolonial studies, by connecting the visual representation and indexing of colonial landscapes and peoples Other the making of colonial power. Emphasis is placed on three pivotal image catalogues which span the pre and post emancipation periods and which connect the projects of British slavery and indentureship. The book unearths sketches, paintings, lith ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 284 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index.
ISBN:9781443819992
1443819999