Imperial Infrastructure and Spatial Resistance in Colonial Literature, 1880-1930
Author | : Dominic Davies |
Publisher | : Race and Resistance Across Borders in the Long Twentieth Century |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 1906165882 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781906165888 |
Rating | : 4/5 (888 Downloads) |
Download or read book Imperial Infrastructure and Spatial Resistance in Colonial Literature, 1880-1930 written by Dominic Davies and published by Race and Resistance Across Borders in the Long Twentieth Century. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The colonial literature of the British Empire often depicted the imperial infrastructure: railways, telegraph wires, steamships and canals. With a focus on writers in South Africa and India, the author uses 'infrastructural reading' to demonstrate the connection between the depictions of these urban developments and anti-imperial resistance.