Nineteenth-Century Visions of Race : British Travel Writing about America Paperback / softback
by Justyna Fruzinska
Part of the Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature series
Paperback / softback
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Nineteenth-Century Visions of Race: British Travel Writing about America concerns the depiction of racial Others in travel writing produced by British travelers coming to America between 1815 and 1861.The travelers’ discussions of slavery and of the situation of Native Americans constituted an inherent part of their interest in the country’s democratic system, but it also reflected numerous additional problems: 19th-century conceptions of race, the writers’ own political agendas, as well as their like or dislike of America in general, which impacted how they assessed the treatment of the subaltern groups by the young republic.
While all British travelers were critical of American slavery and most of them expressed sympathy for Native Americans, their attitude towards non-whites was shaped by prejudices characteristic of the age.
The book brings together descriptions of blacks and Native Americans, showing their similarities stemming from 19th-century views on race as well as their differences; it also focuses on the depiction of race in travel writing as part of Anglo-American relations of the period.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:150 pages, 2 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/05/2023
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- ISBN:9781032129334
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:150 pages, 2 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/05/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032129334