The imperialist imaginary : visions of Asia and the Pacific in American culture

The imperialist imaginary : visions of Asia and the Pacific in American culture / John R. Eperjesi ; foreword by Donald E. Pease.

Author/creator	Eperjesi, John R.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Hanover, NH : Dartmouth College Press : Published by University Press of New England, ©2005.
Description	xiii, 194 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	American literature--20th century --History and criticism. American literature--19th century --History and criticism. American literature--Asian influences. Imperialism in literature. Asia--In literature. Pacific Area--Foreign public opinion, American. Pacific Area--Relations --United States. United States--Relations --Pacific Area. Asia--Foreign public opinion, American. United States--Relations --Asia. Asia--Relations --United States. Pacific Area--In literature.

Contents	Introduction : the American Pacific : an errand into Oceania -- The "superlative and poetry of commerce" : scattered origins of an American Pacific frontier -- An American Pacific Jeremiad : Frank Norris's The octopus and U.S. imperialism -- The American Asiatic association and the imperialist imaginary of the American Pacific -- Becoming Hawaiian : Jack London, cultural tourism, and the myth of Hawaiian exceptionalism -- Maxine Hong Kingston's China men : frontiers of the Chinese American Pacific -- Memories of a forgotten war : a Filipino/American ghost story -- Conclusion : outside in the American Pacific.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-189) and index.
LCCN	2004019242
ISBN	1584654341 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	158465435X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PS159.A85 E64 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold