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Book SynopsisDemonstrates how ideas of the global took root in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century descriptions of Southeast Asia. The author turns to the works of Adam Smith, Thomas De Quincey, Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir, and Joseph Conrad, four authors who discuss the Malay Archipelago during the rise and consolidation of the British Empire.
Trade ReviewRecommended. CHOICE Reading the Global is unapologetically literary, and brilliantly so. -- Chi-Ming Yang Postcolonial Studies An enterprising study...a stimulating work. -- Krishnan Kumar The International History Review A startling and welcome counterpoint. -- Weihsin Gui Novel Exemplary. -- Karen Steigman Modern Fiction Studies In the four chapters of the book, Krishnan proceeds to demonstrate [his]contention with admirable care, creativity, and skill. -- Simona Sawhney, Bryn Mawr University Bryn Mawr Review of Comparative Literature
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction. How to Read the Global 1. Adam Smith and the Claims of Subsistence 2. Opium Confessions: Narcotic, Commodity, and the Malay Amuk 3. Native Agent: Abdullah Munshi's Global Perspective 4. Animality and the Global Subject in Conrad's Lord Jim Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
