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Author

Firchow, Peter Edgerly, 1937-

Title Envisioning Africa : racism and imperialism in Conrad's Heart of darkness / Peter Edgerly Firchow.

Imprint

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2000.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	823.912 C763hDf 2000	---	Available

Description	xvi, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-249) and index.
Contents	Envisioning Africa -- A mere animal in the Congo -- Envisioning Kurtz -- Imperial sham and reality in the Congo -- Unspeakable rites and speakable rights -- E. J. Glave, Captain Rom, and the making of Heart of darkness.
Subject	Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Heart of darkness.
	Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Views on imperialism.
	Political fiction, English -- History and criticism.
	English literature -- African influences.
	Imperialism in literature.
	Africa -- In literature.
	Racism in literature.
	Race in literature.
ISBN	0813121280 (cloth : alk. paper)