Torrid Zones Maternity, Sexuality, and Empire in Eighteenth-Century English Narratives |
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| Author:
| Nussbaum, Felicity A. |
| Series title: | Parallax: Re-Visions of Culture and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-5075-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1995 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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How did the creation of the ''Other'' woman in English narratives contribute to the displacement of sexuality onto the exotic or savage woman? How did this cultural invention reinforce the cult of domesticity at home? What were the social and economic forces driving the process? Among the first books to consider issues of empire in relation to ......
How did the creation of the ''Other'' woman in English narratives contribute to the displacement of sexuality onto the exotic or savage woman? How did this cultural invention reinforce the cult of domesticity at home? What were the social and economic forces driving the process? Among the first books to consider issues of empire in relation to ......