Book contents
- Modernism in the Metrocolony
- Modernism in the Metrocolony
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction The Colonies in Concrete
- Chapter 1 Metrocolonial Modernism
- Chapter 2 Architectures of Free Trade in Conrad’s Singapore
- Chapter 3 Synchronising Empire Time in Joyce’s Dublin
- Chapter 4 Anglo-Indian Crises of Development
- Chapter 5 Ecologies of Empire in Oceanian Modernism
- Conclusion Mega-Dublins
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction - The Colonies in Concrete
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2020
- Modernism in the Metrocolony
- Modernism in the Metrocolony
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction The Colonies in Concrete
- Chapter 1 Metrocolonial Modernism
- Chapter 2 Architectures of Free Trade in Conrad’s Singapore
- Chapter 3 Synchronising Empire Time in Joyce’s Dublin
- Chapter 4 Anglo-Indian Crises of Development
- Chapter 5 Ecologies of Empire in Oceanian Modernism
- Conclusion Mega-Dublins
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
During the late colonial period, as successive waves of decolonisation swept regions from Ireland in the 1910s to the Pacific islands in the 1970s, a number of writers took inspiration from the cultures of colonial port cities, where they reflected critically on the ideals inscribed into their architectural landscapes. This introductory chapter outlines the historical connections between colonial urbanism and modernist fiction, introducing key theoretical ideas and outlining the comparative method.
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- Modernism in the MetrocolonyUrban Cultures of Empire in Twentieth-Century Literature, pp. 1 - 24Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020