Joseph Conrad and terrorism today / Joyce Wexler.
2021
PR6005.O4 Z85 2021
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Title
Joseph Conrad and terrorism today / Joyce Wexler.
ISBN
9783030868451 (electronic bk.)
3030868451 (electronic bk.)
9783030868444
3030868443
3030868451 (electronic bk.)
9783030868444
3030868443
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Language
English
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1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-030-86845-1 doi
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PR6005.O4 Z85 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
823/.912
Summary
This book explores how the anarchist fiction of Joseph Conrad can help us understand terrorism today. Conrad undermines the popular view that terrorists are fanatics. He portrays anarchists and police as counterparts driven by the human desires for autonomy and affiliation, the need to control their own lives and to be part of a group. Postcritique encourages readers to consider the accuracy of such information, and research in Terrorism Studies confirms Conrads insights: his characters are more realistic and his political stance is more hopeful than critics have recognized. Joyce Wexler is Professor Emerita of English at Loyola University Chicago, USA. She is President of the Joseph Conrad Society of America. Her publications include Joseph Conrad and Postcritique (co-edited with Jay Parker), Violence Without God, Who Paid for Modernism, and Laura Ridings Pursuit of Truth.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Terrorist Fiction, Terrorism Studies, and Postcritique
2. Conrads Anarchist Tales
3. The Secret Agent: Terrorists and Counterterrorists
4. Under Western Eyes: Revolutionists and Informers
5. Conclusion: Reading Conrad Now.
2. Conrads Anarchist Tales
3. The Secret Agent: Terrorists and Counterterrorists
4. Under Western Eyes: Revolutionists and Informers
5. Conclusion: Reading Conrad Now.