Colonialism in Joseph Conrads Heart of darkness /
Colonialism in Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness: Background on Joseph Conrad; Colonialism in Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness; Contemporary Perspectives on Colonialism--
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Detroit :
Greenhaven Press,
[2012], ©2012
Detroit : c2012 Detroit : [2012] |
| Series: | Social issues in literature
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Table of Contents:
- Background on Joseph Conrad
- Heart of darkness and colonialism
- Contemporary perspectives on colonialism
- Chapter 1 Background on Joseph Conrad
- 1 Conrad's Life as a Sailor and Writer / Monika Brown Brown, Monika 17
- 2 The Destruction of Conrad's Colonial Ideal / Jeffrey Meyers Meyers, Jeffrey 28
- Chapter 2 Heart of Darkness and Colonialism
- 1 The Bright Intentions and Dark Realities of Colonialism in Heart of Darkness / Albert J. Guerard Guerard, Albert J 38
- 2 Victorian Ethics, the New Science, and Colonialism in Heart of Darkness / Ian Watt Watt, Ian 43
- 3 Conrad Was Neither a Colonialist Nor a Racist / D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A. 51
- 4 The Evils of Colonialism's Petty Bureaucracy / Michael Levenson Levenson, Michael 60
- 5 The Theme of Death in Heart of Darkness / Garrett Stewart Stewart, Garrett 67
- 6 The Colonizer Becomes the Savage in Heart of Darkness / Carola M. Kaplan Kaplan, Carola M. 75
- 7 Marlow Dispels the Illusions About Colonialism / Bernard J. Paris Paris, Bernard J. 83
- 8 The Irony of Marlow's Narration Shows Him to Be a Semicolonialist / Anthony Fothergill Fothergill, Anthony 89
- 9 Kurtz's Evil Is in Adopting Darkness / Patrick Brantlinger Brantlinger, Patrick 99
- 10 Heart of Darkness Reveals Conrad's Ambivalence Toward Colonialism / Frances B. Singh Singh, Frances B. 109
- 11 An African Defends Conrad's Anticolonialism / C.P. Sarvan Sarvan, C.P. 119
- Chapter 3 Contemporary Perspectives on Colonialism
- 1 A Poor Continent Rich in Resources / John Mukum Mbaku Mbaku, John Mukum 126
- 2 Corrupt Native Leaders Give Land Away to Foreigners / James Petras Petras, James 132
- 3 Biofuels and Neocolonialism / Seif Madoffe Madoffe, Seif 137
- 4 Neocolonialist China in Africa / Ali Askouri Askouri, Ali 143.