Epidemic empire : colonialism, contagion, and terror, 1817-2020 / Anjuli Fatima Raza Kolb.
| Author/creator | Raza Kolb, Anjuli Fatima author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2021. |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | xv, 396 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: "Islam," Terrorism, and the Epidemic Imaginary -- Part One: The Disease Poetics of Empire -- Chapter 1: Great Games -- Chapter 2: The Blue Plague -- Chapter 3: Circulatory Logic -- Part Two: The Body Allegorical in French Algeria -- Chapter 4: The Brown Plague -- Chapter 5: Algeria Ungowned -- Part Three: Viral Diaspora and Global Security -- Chapter 6: Selfistan -- Chapter 7: Cures from Within. |
| Abstract | "Terrorism is a cancer, an infection, an epidemic, a plague. For more than a century, this metaphor has figured insurgent violence as contagion in order to contain its political energies. In this book, Anjuli Fatima Raza Kolb shows that this trope began in responses to the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and tracks its tenacious hold through to 9/11 and beyond. The result is the first book-length study to approach the global War on Terror from a postcolonial literary studies perspective"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2020026469 |
| ISBN | 9780226739359 paperback |
| ISBN | 022673935X paperback |
| ISBN | 9780226739212 hardcover |
| ISBN | 022673921X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6431 .R393 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |