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About The Racial Hand in the Victorian Imagination

The hands of colonized subjects were vital sites of fascination and interpretation in late-Victorian imperial narratives. The book considers accounts of fingerprinting, amputation, disease, manual labor, and mummification as central examples of the racial significance assigned to hands around the fin de siecle.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781107116580
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 236
  • Published:
  • September 16, 2015
  • Dimensions:
  • 235x162x17 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 520 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: October 17, 2024

Description of The Racial Hand in the Victorian Imagination

The hands of colonized subjects were vital sites of fascination and interpretation in late-Victorian imperial narratives. The book considers accounts of fingerprinting, amputation, disease, manual labor, and mummification as central examples of the racial significance assigned to hands around the fin de siecle.

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