The dawn watch : Joseph Conrad in a global world /
by Jasanoff, Maya.
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BookPublisher: London : William Collins, 2017Description: xv, 375 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780007553730 (hbk.) :; 0007553730 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 823.912 JASSubject(s): Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Settings | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Themes, motives | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Travel | Globalization in literature | Literature | LiteratureSummary: A visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalisation and our own, from one of the most exciting young historians writing today. Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, the promise and peril of a technological and communications revolution: these forces shaped the life and work of Joseph Conrad at the dawn of the 20th century. In this brilliant new interpretation of one of the great voices in modern literature, Maya Jasanoff reveals Conrad as a prophet of globalisation as we recognise it today.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 823.912 JAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002951333X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalisation and our own, from one of the most exciting young historians writing today. Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, the promise and peril of a technological and communications revolution: these forces shaped the life and work of Joseph Conrad at the dawn of the 20th century. In this brilliant new interpretation of one of the great voices in modern literature, Maya Jasanoff reveals Conrad as a prophet of globalisation as we recognise it today.
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