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UNINA9910781644503321 |
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Autore |
Kuchta Todd <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Semi-detached empire [[electronic resource] ] : suburbia and the colonization of Britain, 1880 to the present / / Todd Kuchta |
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Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49014-4 |
9786613585370 |
0-8139-2958-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism |
English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism |
Degeneration in literature |
Regression (Civilization) in literature |
Suburbs in literature |
Suburban life in literature |
Literature and society - Great Britain - History |
Great Britain In literature |
Great Britain Civilization 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Semi-detached empire -- Reverse colonization in The War of the worlds -- Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Anglo-Indian -- Outposts of progress: Joseph Conrad's suburban speculation -- Beyond the abyss: degeneracy and death in the Edwardian suburb -- Ressentiment and late-imperial fiction -- George Orwell and the road to West Bletchley -- Epilogue: "In the blood and not on the skin." |
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