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Civilizing war imperial politics and the poetics of national rupture

Title
Civilizing war [electronic resource] : imperial politics and the poetics of national rupture / Nasser Mufti.
Author
Mufti, Nasser.
Publication
Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2018.

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 248 pages)
Series Statement
FlashPoints
Uniform Title
  • Civilizing war (Online)
  • FlashPoints (Evanston, Ill.)
Alternative Title
Civilizing war (Online)
Subject
  • English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism
  • English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Civil war in literature
  • Imperialism in literature
  • Great Britain > Colonies > Civilization
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Civility -- A glimpse of social war -- A nexus of fratricide -- The long civil war -- Civilizing mission -- Civil war, the highest stage of civilization -- Civil war, the lowest stage of civilization -- Incivility -- A bend in the historical novel -- Postcolonial interregnum -- Coda: Global civil war.
LCCN
2017014831
OCLC
ssj0001913337
Author
Mufti, Nasser.
Title
Civilizing war [electronic resource] : imperial politics and the poetics of national rupture / Nasser Mufti.
Imprint
Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2018.
Series
FlashPoints
FlashPoints (Evanston, Ill.)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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