Modern Times by Mica Nava

Modern Times

Reflections on a Century of English Modernity

Mica Nava, Alan O'Shea

Taylor and Francis · Print & ebook · February 3, 1996

Confronting the contemporary poststructuralist debate from the perspective of cultural of cultural historiography, this book presents an historical study of race and ethnicity.

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Who it’s for
A cultural history traces race, ethnicity, and sexuality in English colonial experience.
Genres
Historiography, Ethnic Studies, Social History
Published
Taylor and Francis, February 3, 1996

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About this book

Confronting the contemporary poststructuralist debate from the perspective of cultural of cultural historiography, this book presents an historical study of race and ethnicity. Specifically, it provides an account, both theoretical and applied, of the combination of sexual, racial and ethnic underpinning and shaping the experiences of English men and women in various colonies in the nineteenth century.

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Although accessible for the student, the book will be received seriously by both theorists and historians.

English Colonial Experience

A cultural history traces race, ethnicity, and sexuality in English colonial experience.

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  • A cultural-historical study of race and ethnicity
  • Theoretical and applied perspectives

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  • Accounts of English men’s and women’s experiences in nineteenth-century colonies
  • Engagement with poststructuralist debate

Where it sits

Ethnic Studies68%
Social History34%
Historiography31%

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  • History
  • Religion & Spirituality
Authors
Mica Nava, Alan O'Shea
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Published
February 3, 1996
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
History