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  1. Nineteenth-century visions of race
    British travel writing about America
    Erschienen: 2022
    Verlag:  Routledge, New York ; London

    "Nineteenth-Century Visions of Race: British Travel Writing about America concerns the depiction of racial Others in travel writing produced by British travelers coming to America between 1815 and 1861. The travelers' discussion of slavery and of the... mehr

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    "Nineteenth-Century Visions of Race: British Travel Writing about America concerns the depiction of racial Others in travel writing produced by British travelers coming to America between 1815 and 1861. The travelers' discussion of slavery and of the situation of Native Americans constituted an inherent part of their interest in the country's democratic system, but it also reflected numerous additional problems: 19th-century conceptions of race, the writers' own political agendas as well as their like or dislike of America in general, which impacted how they assessed the treatment of the subaltern groups by the young republic. While all British travelers were critical of American slavery and most of them expressed sympathy for Native Americans, their attitude towards non-whites was shaped by prejudices characteristic of the age. The book brings together descriptions of blacks and Native Americans, showing their similarities stemming from 19th-century views on race as well as their differences; it also focuses on the depiction of race in travel writing as part of Anglo-American relations of the period"--

     

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    Quelle: Verbundkataloge
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Buch (Monographie)
    ISBN: 9781032129327; 9781032129334
    RVK Klassifikation: HL 1401
    Schriftenreihe: Routledge studies in nineteenth century literature
    Schlagworte: Rasse <Motiv>; Reiseliteratur; USA <Motiv>
    Weitere Schlagworte: Travelers' writings, English / 19th century / History and criticism; Race in literature; Travelers' writings, English / United States; United States / Description and travel; United States / Social life and customs / 19th century
    Umfang: vi, 150 Seiten, Illustrationen
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

  2. Crossings in nineteenth-century American culture
    junctures of time, space, self and politics
    Erschienen: 2022
    Verlag:  Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek, Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum
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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    Quelle: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Buch (Monographie)
    ISBN: 9781474476287; 1474476287
    RVK Klassifikation: HT 1520
    Schriftenreihe: Interventions in nineteenth-century American literature and culture
    Weitere Schlagworte: American literature / 19th century / History and criticism; Political culture / History / 19th century; Space and time in literature; United States / Social life and customs / 19th century; American literature; Manners and customs; Political culture; Space and time in literature; United States; 1800-1899; Criticism, interpretation, etc; History
    Umfang: xi, 251 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm