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020 _a9781594205811
082 1 _a92 CON
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100 1 _aJassanoff, Maya
245 1 0 _aThe dawn watch
_b: Joseph Conrad in a global world / Maya Jasanoff
260 _aNew York
_b: Penguin Press
_c, 2017
300 _a375 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 25cm
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 0 _aPrologue: 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.
520 _aA 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.
546 _aEnglish
600 1 4 _aConrad, Joseph
_d(, 1857-1924)
650 4 _aNovelists, English
_y-20th century
_x-Biography
650 4 _aGlobalization in literature
650 4 _aImperialism in literature
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