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Taming Cannibals

- Race and the Victorians

About Taming Cannibals

In Taming Cannibals, Patrick Brantlinger unravels contradictions embedded in the racist and imperialist ideology of the British Empire. For many Victorians, the idea of taming cannibals or civilizing savages was oxymoronic: civilization was a goal that the nonwhite peoples of the world could not attain or, at best, could only approximate, yet...

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780801450198
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 288
  • Published:
  • September 15, 2011
  • Dimensions:
  • 163x234x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 532 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Taming Cannibals

In Taming Cannibals, Patrick Brantlinger unravels contradictions embedded in the racist and imperialist ideology of the British Empire. For many Victorians, the idea of taming cannibals or civilizing savages was oxymoronic: civilization was a goal that the nonwhite peoples of the world could not attain or, at best, could only approximate, yet...

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