Title The imperialist imaginary : visions of Asia and the Pacific in American culture / John R. Eperjesi ; foreword by Donald E. Pease

Published Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Press : Published by University Press of New England, [2005] ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) Series Reencounters with colonialism--new perspectives on the Americas Reencounters with colonialism--new perspectives on the Americas. Contents Introduction : the American Pacific : an errand into Oceania -- The "superlative and poetry of commerce" : scattered origins of an American Pacific frontier -- An American Pacific Jeremiad : Frank Norris's The octopus and U.S. imperialism -- The American Asiatic association and the imperialist imaginary of the American Pacific -- Becoming Hawaiian : Jack London, cultural tourism, and the myth of Hawaiian exceptionalism -- Maxine Hong Kingston's China men : frontiers of the Chinese American Pacific -- Memories of a forgotten war : a Filipino/American ghost story -- Conclusion : outside in the American Pacific Summary Tracing the construction of an American Pacific Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-189) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism American literature -- Asian influences Imperialism in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. American literature Imperialism in literature International relations Literature Public opinion, American Literatur Imperialisme. Verbeelding. Literatur -- USA -- Quellen und Vorbilder. Literatur -- USA -- Motiv -- Asien. Literatur -- USA -- Motiv -- Pazifik. SUBJECT Asia -- In literature Pacific Area -- Foreign public opinion, American Pacific Area -- Relations -- United States United States -- Relations -- Pacific Area Asia -- Foreign public opinion, American United States -- Relations -- Asia Asia -- Relations -- United States Pacific Area -- In literature Subject Asia Pacific Area United States USA Azië. Grote-Oceaangebied. Verenigde Staten. Asien -- Motiv -- Literatur -- USA. Pazifik -- Motiv -- Literatur -- USA. USA -- Asien. Asien -- USA. Asien (Motiv) Pazifischer Raum (Motiv) Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781611686654 1611686652

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