Transculturality and German Discourse in the Age of European Colonialism - Rilegato

Zhang, Chunjie

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ISBN 10: 0810134780 ISBN 13: 9780810134782

Casa editrice: Northwestern Univ Pr, 2017

Riassunto

In Transculturality and German Discourse in the Age of European Colonialism, Chunjie Zhang examines the South Pacific travel writings of George Forster and Adelbert von Chamisso, literary works by August von Kotzebue and Johann Joachim Campe, Herder’s philosophy of history, and Kant’s theory of geography from the perspective of non-European impact during the age of Europe’s colonial expansion. She explores what these texts show about German and European superiority, the critique of the slave trade, European moral debauchery, acknowledgments of non-European cultural achievements, and sympathy with colonized peoples. Moving beyond the question of empire versus enlightenment, Zhang’s book diligently detects global connections, offering much to scholars of literature, culture, and intellectual history.

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Informazioni sull?autore

CHUNJIE ZHANG is an assistant professor of German at the University of California, Davis.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Northwestern Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0810134780
• ISBN 13: 9780810134782
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 252
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile