The cosmic time of empire modern Britain and world literature / Adam Barrows.
| Author/creator | Barrows, Adam |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, |
| Description | xii, 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Flashpoints ; 3 Flashpoints (Berkeley, Calif.) ; 3. ^A1121156 |
| Contents | Introduction : modernism and the politics of time -- Standard time, Greenwich, and the cosmopolitan clock -- "Turning from the shadows that follow us": modernist time and the politics of place -- At the limits of imperial time; or, dracula must die! -- "The shortcomings of timetables" : Greenwich, modernism, and the limits of modernity -- "A few hours wrong" : standard time and Indian literature in English -- Conclusion : a postmodern politics of time? Negri's "global phenomenological fabric" and Amis's backward arrow. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-204) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010019955 |
| ISBN | 9780520260993 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0520260996 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |