Abstract

Introduction Part I. Inventing the West: 1. The rhetorical invention of the West 2. The charm of empire: 'Karain: a memory' Part II. The Map of empire: 3. Rescue work: Conrad's Malay archipelago 4. Lord Jim: discriminating names Part III. The Map of Europe: 5. Writing and geography: A Personal Record and Heart of Darkness 6. Sclavonism, the spoils of literature: A Personal Record and Under Western Eyes Part IV. Plotting the West: 7. Subversive plots: from Under Western Eyes to The Secret Agent 8. The Occidental Republic: Nostromo Epilogue: a brief genealogy of the West Notes Bibliography Index.

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