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Magic lantern empire colonialism and society in Germany
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Title
Magic lantern empire [electronic resource] : colonialism and society in Germany / John Phillip Short.
ISBN
9780801450945 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780801468230 (e-book)
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
Physical Description
ix, 232 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill.
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Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 23, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : empire as world and idea : colonialism and society in Germany
Estrangement : structures and limits of the colonial public sphere
World of work, world of goods : propaganda and the formation of its object
No place in the sun : the people's empire
Carnival knowledge : enlightenment and distraction in the field of culture
Ethnographic-fantastic : working-class readers at the colonial library
The Hottentot elections : colonial politics, socialist politics
Conclusion : magic lantern empire : reflections on colonialism and society.
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