The dawn watch : Joseph Conrad in a global world / Maya Jasanoff
Jassanoff, Maya
The dawn watch : Joseph Conrad in a global world / Maya Jasanoff - New York : Penguin Press , 2017 - 375 p. : illus. ; 25cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Prologue: One of Us -- Part One: Nation. Chapter 1. No Home, No Country; Chapter 2. The Point of Departure; Chapter 3. Among Strangers -- Part Two: Ocean. Chapter 4. Following the Sea; Chapter 5. Going into Steam; Chapter 6. When Your Ship Fails You -- Part Three: Civilization: Chapter 7. Heart to Heart; Chapter 8. The Dark Places; Chapter 9. White Savages -- Part Four: Empire. Chapter 10. A New World; Chapter 11. Material Interests; Chapter 12. Whether the World Likes It or Not -- Epilogue: To Make You See.
A visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalization and our own. Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, and a communications revolution: these forces shaped Joseph Conrad's destiny at the dawn of the twentieth century.
English
9781594205811
Conrad, Joseph (, 1857-1924)
Novelists, English---Biography---20th century
Globalization in literature
Imperialism in literature
92 CON
The dawn watch : Joseph Conrad in a global world / Maya Jasanoff - New York : Penguin Press , 2017 - 375 p. : illus. ; 25cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Prologue: One of Us -- Part One: Nation. Chapter 1. No Home, No Country; Chapter 2. The Point of Departure; Chapter 3. Among Strangers -- Part Two: Ocean. Chapter 4. Following the Sea; Chapter 5. Going into Steam; Chapter 6. When Your Ship Fails You -- Part Three: Civilization: Chapter 7. Heart to Heart; Chapter 8. The Dark Places; Chapter 9. White Savages -- Part Four: Empire. Chapter 10. A New World; Chapter 11. Material Interests; Chapter 12. Whether the World Likes It or Not -- Epilogue: To Make You See.
A visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalization and our own. Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, and a communications revolution: these forces shaped Joseph Conrad's destiny at the dawn of the twentieth century.
English
9781594205811
Conrad, Joseph (, 1857-1924)
Novelists, English---Biography---20th century
Globalization in literature
Imperialism in literature
92 CON
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