The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World

The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World

â€œEnlightening, compassionate, superbâ€Â â€”John Le CarrÃ©

Winner of the 2018 Cundhill History Prize

AÂ New York Times Book ReviewÂ Notable Book of 2017

One of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2017

A visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalization and our own, from one of the most exciting young historians writing today

Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, and a communications revolution: these forces shaped Joseph Conradâ€™s destiny at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this brilliant new interpretation of one of the great voices in modern literature, Maya Jasanoff reveals Conrad as a prophet of globalization.Â As an immigrant from Poland to England, and in travels from Malaya to Congo to the Caribbean, Conrad navigated an interconnected world, and captured it in a literary oeuvre of extraordinary depth. His life story delivers a history of globalization from the inside out, and reflects powerfully on the aspirations and challenges of the modern world.
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Joseph Conrad was born JÃ³zef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in 1857, to Polish parents in the Russian Empire. At sixteen he left the landlocked heart of Europe to become a sailor, and for the next twenty years travelled the worldâ€™s oceans before settling permanently in England as an author. He saw the surging, competitive "new imperialism" that planted a flag in almost every populated part of the globe. He got a close look, too, at the places â€œbeyond the end of telegraph cables and mail-boat lines,â€ and the hypocrisy of the westâ€™s most cherished ideals.
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In a compelling blend of history, biography, and travelogue, Maya Jasanoff follows Conradâ€™s routes and the stories of his four greatest worksâ€”The Secret Agent,Â Lord Jim,Â Heart of Darkness, andÂ Nostromo. Genre-bending, intellectually thrilling, and deeply humane,Â The Dawn WatchÂ embarks on a spell-binding expedition into the dark heart of Conradâ€™s worldâ€”and through it to our own.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Pr
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 28703068
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781594205811
ReleaseDate 2017-11-07

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Penguin Pr
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	28703068
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781594205811
ReleaseDate	2017-11-07

The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World

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