Islands in History and Representation

Synopsis

This innovative collection of essays explores the ways in which islands have been used, imagined and theorised, both by island dwellers and continentals. This study considers how island dwellers conceived of themselves and their relation to proximate mainlands, and examines the fascination that islands have long held in the European imagination. The collection addresses the significance of islands in the Atlantic economy of the eighteenth century, the exploration of the Pacific, the important role played by islands in the process of decolonisation, and island-oriented developments in postcolonial writing.Islands were often seen as natural colonies or settings for ideal communities but they were also used as dumping grounds for the unwanted, a practice which has continued into the twentieth century. The collection argues the need for an island-based theory within postcolonial studies and suggests how this might be constructed. Covering a historical span from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, the contributors include literary and postcolonial critics, historians and geographers.

Copyright:

2003

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

256 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000143119

Related ISBNs:

9781003060260, 9780415286664, 9780415418577

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/13/23

Copyrighted By:

Editorial matter and selection, Rod Edmond and Vanessa Smith, individual chapters, the authors

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Rod Edmond

Edited by:

Vanessa Smith