Making England western : occidentalism, race, and imperial culture / Saree Makdisi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Makdisi, Saree.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Colonies.

Great Britain.

Colonies.

Civilization, Western.

Imperialism.

Great Britain--Foreign relations.

International relations.

Great Britain--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.

Summary:

Making England Western identifies the convergence between the British Empire's civilizing mission abroad and a parallel mission within England itself. Saree Makdisi argues that the boundaries between "us" and "them" began to take form at the turn of the nineteenth century, as England gradually came to be seen as a desirable Occidental space, connected with-but superior to-distant lands. The development of a new sense of cultural and national identity through this period was articulated in opposition to the perception of racial and cultural difference not just overseas, but also within the space of the nation-including among those who would only later be considered white, English, and Western. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preparing the way

Making London western

Civilizing the ballad

Episodes of occidentalism

Domineering over others

Occidentalism and the erotics of the self

The occidental imperative

Occidentalism in crisis

"Irregular modernization."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780226923130

0226923134

9780226923147

0226923142

OCLC:

841199153