Title: Anxieties of Empire and the fiction of intrigue
Description: "Drawing on the work of leading theorists of imperialism, Yumna Siddiqi reveals how British writers express the anxious workings of a will to maintain imperial power in their writing. She also illuminates the ways South Asian writers portray the paradoxes of postcolonial modernity and trace the ruses and uses of reason in a world where the modern marks a horizon not only of hope but also of economic, military, and ecological disaster."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Anxiety in literature, English fiction, Espionage in literature, History, History and criticism, Imperialism in literature, Intrigue in literature, Literature and society, Postcolonialism in literature, South Asian authors, English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, English fiction, history and criticism, 20th century
Places: Great Britain
Time periods: 19th century, 20th century