Semi-detached empire suburbia and the colonization of Britain, 1880 to the present / Todd Kuchta.

Author/creator Kuchta, Todd, 1970-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press,
Descriptionviii, 264 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
English fiction--20th century. --History and criticism.
English fiction--19th century. --History and criticism.
Degeneration in literature.
Regression (Civilization) in literature.
Suburbs in literature.
Suburban life in literature.
Literature and society--Great Britain. --History.
Great Britain--In literature.
Great Britain--Civilization. --20th century.

Contents Semi-detached empire -- Reverse colonization in The War of the worlds -- Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Anglo-Indian -- Outposts of progress: Joseph Conrad's suburban speculation -- Beyond the abyss: degeneracy and death in the Edwardian suburb -- Ressentiment and late-imperial fiction -- George Orwell and the road to West Bletchley -- Epilogue: "In the blood and not on the skin"
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-254) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2009039652
ISBN9780813929255 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0813929253 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813929262 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0813929261 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813929583 (e-book)
ISBN081392958X (e-book)

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