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Empire Islands: Castaways, Cannibals, and Fantasies of Conquest 1st edition
Rebecca Weaver-Hightower
Empire Islands: Castaways, Cannibals, and Fantasies of Conquest 1st edition
Rebecca Weaver-Hightower
This book forwards our understanding of the sociopsychology of British Empire. Rebecca Weaver-Hightower argues convincingly that by helping generations of readers to make sense of-and perhaps feel better about-imperial aggression, the castaway story in effect enabled the expansion and maintenance of European empire. Empire Islands
312 pages, 19 halftones
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 24, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780816648634 |
Publishers | University of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 150 × 229 × 20 mm · 403 g |
Language | English |
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