The dawn watch : Joseph Conrad in a global world /
"A visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalization and our own, from one of the most exciting young historians writing today. Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, and a communications revolution: these for...
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New York :
Penguin Press,
2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: One of us
- Part One: Nation. No home, no country ; The point of departure ; Among strangers
- Part Two: Ocean. Following the sea ; Going into steam ; When your ship fails you
- Part Three: Civilization. Heart to heart ; The dark places ; White savages
- Part Four: Empire. A new world ; Material interests ; Whether the world likes it or not
- Epilogue: To make you see.