Dickens and empire : discourses of class, race and colonialism in the works of Charles Dickens / Grace Moore.
Published / Created:
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Ashgate Pub., c2004Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate Pub., c2004
Physical Description:
xii, 210 p. : ill. 25 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-199) and index.
Contents:
Emigration, transportation, and the problem of closure -- National identity -- The racial other -- Red tape and circumlocution : the Crimean War -- 'How to make an India pickle' -- A tale of three revolutions : Dickens's response to the Sepoy Rebellion -- Containing Cawnpore : the reinvention & reinterpretation of the Indian mutiny -- The 1860s and the decline of the discourse.
Subject Terms:
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 -- Political and social views. | Imperialism in literature. | Literature and society -- England -- History -- 19th century. | Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 -- Knowledge -- India. | Social classes in literature. | Colonies in literature. | India -- In literature. | Race in literature.