The cosmic time of empire modern Britain and world literature

The cosmic time of empire : modern Britain and world literature / Adam Barrows.

Author/creator	Barrows, Adam
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Berkeley : University of California Press,
Description	xii, 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	English fiction--19th century --History and criticism. English fiction--20th century --History and criticism. Time in literature. Modernism (Literature)--English-speaking countries. Time--Political aspects. Time--Systems and standards.

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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