Jassanoff, Maya <br/><br/>
The dawn watch   : Joseph Conrad in a global world / Maya Jasanoff 

 - New York  : Penguin Press  , 2017 
 - 375 p.  : illus.  ; 25cm 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781594205811 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Conrad, Joseph (, 1857-1924) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Novelists, English---Biography---20th century<br/>Globalization in literature<br/>Imperialism in literature
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>92 CON