Making England western : occidentalism, race, and imperial culture /

The central argument of Edward Said's 'Orientalism' is that the relationship between Britain and its colonies was primarily oppositional, based on contrasts between conquest abroad and domestic order at home. Saree Makdisi directly challenges that premise in this book, identifying the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Makdisi, Saree (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Temas:
Civilization, Western.
Imperialism.
Civilisation occidentale.
Impérialisme.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
British colonies.
Diplomatic relations.
Ethnic relations.
Great Britain > Colonies.
Great Britain > Foreign relations.
Great Britain > Ethnic relations.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures.
Great Britain.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preparing the way
  • Making London western
  • Civilizing the ballad
  • Episodes of occidentalism
  • Domineering over others
  • Occidentalism and the erotics of the self
  • The occidental imperative
  • Occidentalism in crisis
  • "Irregular modernization."

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