U.S. women writers and the discourses of colonialism, 1825-1861 / Etsuko Taketani.
| Author/creator | Taketani, Etsuko, 1960- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©2003. |
| Description | x, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | United States women writers and the discourses of colonialism, 1825-1861 |
| Contents | Pedagogies of colonialism. Childhood and domestic colonialism : Lydia Maria Child's Juvenile miscellany ; Geography for American children : Sarah Tuttle, Lydia Huntley Sigourney, and African colonization ; Heterosexual national economy : Eliza Leslie, Catharine Beecher, and the child on the home front -- An alternative history of U.S. imperialism. Colonial violence via opium addiction : Harriet Low's Macao ; "Queer" Burma : Emily Judson in southeast Asia ; Postcolonial Liberia : Sarah Hale's Africa ; Conclusion : "diasporic" whiteness and the Middle East in Maria Cummins's El fureidîs. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-226) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003004039 |
| ISBN | 1572332271 (cl. : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS228.I6 T35 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |