This book examines the relationship between the British Empire and Victorian literature. It explains how Victorian literature both gave expression to pro-imperialist themes, and engaged with forms of
Brantlinger (English, Indiana U.) examines contradictions in the racist and imperialist ideology of Victorians who saw civilization as an unattainable goal for nonwhite people, yet viewed civilizing o
In this ambitious book, Patrick Brantlinger offers a cultural history of Great Britain focused on the concept of "public credit," from the 1694 founding of the Bank of England to the present. He draws
"Cultural Studies" has emerged in British and American higher education as a movement that challenges the traditional humanities and social science disciplines. Influenced by the New Left, feminism, a
`As as useful compendium for students of culture and imperialism, Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies also forcefully reminds Victorianists that they cannot afford to ignore empire in their
A major contribution to the cultural and literary history of the Victorian age, Rule of Darkness maps the complex relationship between Victorian literary forms, genres, and theories and imperialist, r
Brantlinger (English and Victorian studies, Indiana U.) does include some evidence about populations of indigenous peoples around the world and the tragic histories of their decimations, but he is pri
In Taming Cannibals, Patrick Brantlinger unravels contradictions embedded in the racist and imperialist ideology of the British Empire. For many Victorians, the idea of taming cannibals or civilizing
A call to transform the way we think about property, this book examines how capitalism has from its origins sought to enclose or privatize the commons, or land and other forms of property that had bee
A call to transform the way we think about property, this book examines how capitalism has from its origins sought to enclose or privatize the commons, or land and other forms of property that had bee
In his latest book, Patrick Brantlinger probes the state of contemporary America. Brantlinger takes aim at neoliberal economists, the Tea Party movement, gun culture, immigration, waste value, surplus
"[Brantlinger’s] writing is admirably lucid, his knowledge impressive and his thesis a welcome reminder of the class bias that so often accompanies denunciations of popular fiction." —Publis
In his latest book, Patrick Brantlinger probes the state of contemporary America. Brantlinger takes aim at neoliberal economists, the Tea Party movement, gun culture, immigration, waste value, surplus
With its breathtaking adventure and its classic romance, She exerts a lasting hold on the imagination. On his twenty-fifth birthday, Leo Vincey opens the casket his father left to him. It contains a l
"The twelve essays in Modernity and Mass Culture provide a broad and captivating overview of what has come to be known as culture studies." —Texas JournalThis is a wide-ranging analysis of t
