In 1823, President James Monroe announced that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any future European colonization and that the United States would protect the Americas as a space destined for democracy. Over the next century, these ideas--which came to be known as the Monroe Doctrine--provided the framework through which Americans understood and articulated their military and diplomatic role in the world. "Hemispheric Imaginings" demonstrates that North Americans conceived and developed the Monroe Doctrine in relation to transatlantic literary narratives. Gretchen Murphy argues that...
In 1823, President James Monroe announced that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any future European colonization and that the United States would ...
In 1823, President James Monroe announced that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any future European colonization and that the United States would protect the Americas as a space destined for democracy. Over the next century, these ideas--which came to be known as the Monroe Doctrine--provided the framework through which Americans understood and articulated their military and diplomatic role in the world. "Hemispheric Imaginings" demonstrates that North Americans conceived and developed the Monroe Doctrine in relation to transatlantic literary narratives. Gretchen Murphy argues that...
In 1823, President James Monroe announced that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any future European colonization and that the United States would ...
During the height of 19th century imperialism, Rudyard Kipling published his famous poem -The White Man's Burden.- While some of his American readers argued that the poem served as justification for imperialist practices, others saw Kipling's satirical talents at work and read it as condemnation. Gretchen Murphy explores this tension embedded in the notion of the white man's burden to create a new historical frame for understanding race and literature in America.
Shadowing the White Man's Burden maintains that literature symptomized and channeled anxiety about the...
During the height of 19th century imperialism, Rudyard Kipling published his famous poem -The White Man's Burden.- While some of his American reade...
During the height of 19th century imperialism, Rudyard Kipling published his famous poem -The White Man's Burden.- While some of his American readers argued that the poem served as justification for imperialist practices, others saw Kipling's satirical talents at work and read it as condemnation. Gretchen Murphy explores this tension embedded in the notion of the white man's burden to create a new historical frame for understanding race and literature in America.
Shadowing the White Man's Burden maintains that literature symptomized and channeled anxiety about the racial...
During the height of 19th century imperialism, Rudyard Kipling published his famous poem -The White Man's Burden.- While some of his American reade...
