The South Pacific Narratives of Robert Louis Stevenson and Jack London: Race, Class, Imperialism

by Lawrence Phillips

Book Overview

From 1888 to 1915 Robert Louis Stevenson and Jack London were uniquely placed to witness and record the imperial struggle for the South Pacific. Engaging the major European colonial empires and the USA, the struggle questioned ideas of liberty, racial identity and class like few other arenas of the time.

Exploring a unique moment in South Pacific and Western history through the work of Stevenson and London, this study assesses the impact...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472522559
• ISBN13: 9781472522559
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"