{"product_id":"maps-of-englishness-writing-identity-in-the-culture-of-colonialism-paperback","title":"Maps of Englishness: Writing Identity in the Culture of Colonialism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Gikandi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGikandi explores the politics of identity to analyze how the colonial experience inspired narrative forms that changed the nature of the English identity by surveying the British imperial tradition since the nineteenth century. He provides detailed readings of the works of Trollope, Carlyle, and others; through the narratives of imperial women travelers such as Mary Kingsley and Mary Seacole; and through Africanist texts by Joseph Conrad, Graham Greene and postcolonialists such as Salman Rushdie and Joan Riley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book redefines the concept of Englishness, a term already full of contradictions, as it developed during Britain's colonial period. By surveying the British imperial tradition since the nineteenth century, Simon Gikandi explores the politics of identity in England and analyzes how the colonial experience inspired certain narrative forms that changed the nature of the English identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon E. Gikandi is professor of English language and literature at the University of Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.03 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45301937733734,"sku":"9780231105996","price":78.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZUY1ejd0MlFQRUtIc2o3ekpGYjF5dz09.webp?v=1773978641","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/maps-of-englishness-writing-identity-in-the-culture-of-colonialism-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}