.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
British Colonial Realism in Africa: Inalienable Objects, Contested Domains (Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture)
Deborah Shapple Spillman
€ 66.95
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for British Colonial Realism in Africa: Inalienable Objects, Contested Domains (Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture)
Hardcover. What role do objects play in realist narratives as they move between societies and their different systems of value as commodities, as charms, as gifts, as trophies, or as curses? This book explores how the struggle to represent objects in British colonial realism corresponded with historical struggles over the material world and its significance. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
What role do objects play in realist narratives as they move between societies and their different systems of value as commodities, as charms, as gifts, as trophies, or as curses? This book explores how the struggle to represent objects in British colonial realism corresponded with historical struggles over the material world and its significance.
What role do objects play in realist narratives as they move between societies and their different systems of value as commodities, as charms, as gifts, as trophies, or as curses? This book explores how the struggle to represent objects in British colonial realism corresponded with historical struggles over the material world and its significance.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230378001
SKU
V9780230378001
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Deborah Shapple Spillman
DEBORAH SHAPPLE SPILLMAN is assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Oregon, USA.
Reviews for British Colonial Realism in Africa: Inalienable Objects, Contested Domains (Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture)