The Discourse Strategies of Imperialist Writing: The German Colonial Idea and Africa, 1848-1945

ISBN-13: 9780367595685 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 206 str.

Felicity Rash

Opis

In this monograph, Felicity Rash examines German colonialist texts through the lens of linguistics, using multiple analytic approaches in order to contribute to the study of ideological discourse. Focusing on texts from Germany’s colonial period during the Second Reich, the book describes the discourse strategies employed in a wide variety of co

Recenzje

'Rash’s book provides seminal insights into the history of Colonialist Discourse in 19th and 20th century Germany and opens up a new field of interdisciplinary research in Discourse-Historical and Postcolonial Studies.' —Andreas Musolff, School of Languages and Communication Studies, University of East Anglia, UK

Spis treści

Preface

1. The Background to German Colonialism

2. The Discourse Historical Approach to Textual Analysis Described and Illustrated

3. Finding Colonies: Travel Writing 1878-1913

4. Controlling Colonies: Political Discourse 1879-1914

5. Living in the Colonies: Memoir and Autobiography 1896-1914

6. The German Colonial Dream after 1919

7. Conclusion

O autorze

Felicity Rash is Professor of German Linguistics at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.