Semi-detached empire : suburbia and the colonization of Britain, 1880 to the present /

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In the first book to consider British suburban literature from the vantage point of imperial and postcolonial studies, Todd Kuchta argues that suburban identity is tied to the empire's rise and fall. Like the semi-detached house, which joins separate dwellings under one roof, suburbia and empir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kuchta, Todd, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2010.
Temas:
1800-1999
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Degeneration in literature.
Regression (Civilization) in literature.
Suburbs in literature.
Suburban life in literature.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History.
Roman anglais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Dégénérescence dans la littérature.
Décadence dans la littérature.
Banlieues dans la littérature.
Vie de la banlieue dans la littérature.
Littérature et société > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Civilization.
English fiction.
Literature.
Literature and society.
Great Britain > In literature.
Great Britain > Civilization > 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Civilisation > 20e siècle.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Semi-detached empire
  • Reverse colonization in The War of the worlds
  • Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Anglo-Indian
  • Outposts of progress: Joseph Conrad's suburban speculation
  • Beyond the abyss: degeneracy and death in the Edwardian suburb
  • Ressentiment and late-imperial fiction
  • George Orwell and the road to West Bletchley
  • Epilogue: "In the blood and not on the skin."

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