Haunted by Empire: Geographies of Intimacy in North American History

by Ann Laura Stoler

Book Overview

A milestone in U.S. historiography, Haunted by Empire brings postcolonial critiques to bear on North American history and draws on that history to question the analytic conventions of postcolonial studies. The contributors to this innovative collection examine the critical role of "domains of the intimate" in the consolidation of colonial power. They demonstrate how the categories of difference underlying colonialism-the distinctions advanced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082233724X
• ISBN13: 9780822337249
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"