The Mythology of Imperialism: Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, D. H. Lawrence, and Joyce Cary de Raskin, Jonah - 1971

Random House, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Random House, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York. 1971. Random House. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394468376. 335 pages. hardcover. . keywords: Colonial Literary Criticism History. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ‘We, the readers and students of literature, have been hijacked. The literary critics, our teachers, those assassins of culture, have put us up against the wall and held us captive.' So begins Jonah Raskin's THE MYTHOLOGY OF IMPERIALISM. When first published in 1971, this book was nothing short of a call to arms, an open revolt against the literary establishment. In his critique of five well–known British writers - Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster, and Joyce Cary - Raskin not only developed the model for a revolutionary anti–imperialist criticism, but, through this book's influence on Edward Said, helped usher in the field of postcolonial studies. Nearly four decades later, The Mythology of Imperialism is all the more relevant. Its readings of British literature still offer… Leer más

Not Avail, 1971. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Random House, 1971. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on first free endpaper. and dated 1971. Very good+ (two small stains on page edges) in very good dust jacket (moderately edgeworn) Raskin explores the relationship between an author and his society, i.e., the impact of each on the other. He explores the work of Kipling, Conrad, Forster, Lawrence and Joyce Cary. The greatest contrast in this relationship is perhaps between Kipling and Conrad, the one an upholder of the imperialist tradition, and the other an "underminer." 335 pages. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: Random House, 1971. Hardcover. xv, 335p., statement by Castro, poem, introduction, selected bibliography, warm personal inscription to Allen [Young] signed as Jomo and dated December 1971, first edition stated with number line ending in 2 as is correct for Random House of this period, foxing, shelf wear, price-clipped dj with apparent dampening and soiling. From author/editor and LGBTQ historian Allen Young's library. A critique of British literature dedicated to Ho Chi Minh.

Random House, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. A critique of British literature and society and an examination of works by Joyce Cary, E. M. Forster, Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling and D. H. Lawrence. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Britain/UK; ISBN: 0394468376. ISBN/EAN: 9780394468372. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 15831. . 9780394468372

Random House, 1971. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0394468376

New York: Random House [0-394-46837-6] [1971], 1st edition. (Hardcover) 335pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Bibliography. A revolutionary critique of British literature and society in the modern age. Book about Joyce Cary, Joseph Conrad, E.M. Forster, Rudyard Kipling & D.H. Lawrence. Locale:. (Ideas, Imperialism, Literary Criticism, Literature, Social History--England).

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.