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The dawn watch : Joseph Conrad in a global world / Maya Jasanoff

By:

Jassanoff, Maya

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press , 2017Description: 375 p. : illus. ; 25cmISBN:

9781594205811

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DDC classification:

92 CON

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Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	92 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		016133

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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.

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