Brantlinger, Patrick
Taming Cannibals
- ISBN 13:
- 9780801450198
- author:
- Brantlinger, Patrick
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 277
- Dimensions:
- 23.11 x 15.49 x 2.29 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Great Britain,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Taming Cannibals: Race and the Victorians by Patrick Brantlinger explores the contradictions within the racist and imperialist ideology of the British Empire during the Victorian era. The idea of "taming cannibals" or civilizing savages was paradoxical, as civilization was seen as an unattainable goal for non-white peoples, yet it justified imperialism. Brantlinger examines this complex ideology through close readings of various texts, including works by Daniel Defoe, Thomas Williams, James Bonwick, Charles Darwin, Joseph Conrad, Matthew Arnold, H. Rider Haggard, and H.G. Wells. This study combines literary analysis with sociopolitical history and postcolonial theory to reveal the underlying fears and anxieties that drove these contradictions. By tracing the development of these fears through a wide range of texts, Brantlinger sheds new light on the Victorian era's racist and imperialist ideology, offering a nuanced understanding of this complex period in history.
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