Enlightenment or Empire : Colonial Discourse in German Culture
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0803222289
ISBN-13
9780803222281
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Imprint
University of Nebraska Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 1st, 2007
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
346 grams
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Literature: history & criticismLiterature: history and criticismEuropean historyEuropean history
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Looks at our understanding of the culture of European colonialism. Opening with a reconsideration of the relationship between the Enlightenment and colonialism, this book examines geography, religion, and fiction in the writings of 19th-century travelers in Africa, concluding with a discussion of the anti-colonial traditions of Germany and France.
Enlightenment or Empire is a crucial contribution to our understanding of the culture of European colonialism. The book opens with a bold reconsideration of the relationship between the Enlightenment and colonialism, at the heart of which is an examination of two parallel texts—Captain James Cook''s and Georg Foster''s accounts of Cook''s voyage of 1773. Berman then examines geography, religion, gender, and fiction in the writings of nineteenth-century travelers in Africa. He concludes with a discussion of the alternative anti-colonial traditions of Germany and France.
Berman''s book is a provocative contribution to current debates about the Enlightenment and its political legacy. In opposition to contemporary critics who argue that the Enlightenment is fully implicated in structures of domination, including colonialism, Berman argues for a more subtle, complex understanding of the political and cultural consequences of the Enlightenment.
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