Foreword: The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World

Robert Hampson, Hong-shu Teng (Translator)

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Abstract

This foreword to the Mandarin translation of Maya Jasanoff's The Dawn Watch gives a brief account of Conrad in the Congo; Conrad's maritime career and the start of his writing career; Jasanoff's following in Conrad's footsteps; Conrad and colonisation (and his expose of conditions in the Congo); Conrad and globalisation; Nostromo, nationalism and the American Century.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationForeword to The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World
Subtitle of host publicationThe Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World
Place of PublicationTaiwan
PublisherOwl Publishing House
Chapter1
Pages7-11
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)978-986-262-430-2
Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2020

Keywords

  • Joseph Conrad
  • Maya Jasanoff
  • Globalisation
  • Colonialism
  • The Congo
  • South-east Asia
  • Merchant Navy
  • Heart of Darkness
  • Nostromo
  • American Century
  • nationalism

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