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White skins/Black masks : representation and colonialism / Gail Ching-Liang Low.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Low, Gail Ching-Liang, 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925--Political and social views.
- Haggard, H. Rider.
- Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936--Political and social views.
- Kipling, Rudyard.
- Human body in literature.
- Clothing and dress in literature.
- Colonies in literature.
- Cultural relations in literature.
- English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Imperialism in literature.
- Literature and anthropology--Great Britain--Colonies--History--19th century.
- Literature and anthropology.
- Travelers' writings, English--History and criticism.
- Travelers' writings, English.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 299 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this exciting re-reading of the classic work of Haggard and Kipling, Gail Ching-Liang Low examines the representational dynamics of colonizer versus colonized. Exploring the interface between the native 'other' as a reflection and as a point of address, the author asserts that this 'other' is a mirror reflecting the image of the colonizer - a 'cultural cross-dressing'. Employing psychoanalysis, anthropology and postcolonial theory, Low analyzes the way in which fantasy and fabulation are caught up in networks of desire and power. White Skins/Black Masks is a fascinating entry into the current debate of post-colonial theory.
- Contents:
- part Part I
- chapter 1 BODY/BORDER LINES
- chapter 2 THE DOMINION OF SONS
- chapter 3 MIMESIS OF SAVAGERY
- chapter TRANSITIONS
- part Part II
- chapter 4 THE COLONIAL UNCANNY
- chapter 5 THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT
- chapter 6 THE COLONIAL MIRROR
- chapter 7 LOAFERS AND STORY-TELLERS
- chapter CONCLUSION.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-89246-2
- 0-415-08148-3
- 1-134-89247-0
- 1-280-02094-6
- 0-203-35960-7
- 9780203359600
- OCLC:
- 475884090
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