Publications

Authors:

Nicolini, M

Title:

Monstrosity "Overseas"? Civilisation, Trade and Colonial Policy in Conrad's African Tales

Year:

2019

Type of item:

Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)

Tipologia ANVUR:

Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Book Title:

Monsters and Monstrosity. From the Canon to the Anti-Canon: Literary and Juridical Subversions

Publisher:

Walter de Gruyter

ISBN:

978-3-11-065219-2

Page numbers:

235-253

Keyword:

Colonial Policy; Colonial Law; Comparative Law; Trade

Short description of contents:

The essay examines the African colonial saga through Conrad’s African tales. It argues that the European colonial law and policy were a policy of monstrosity, whose aims hid the real commitments of the journey undertaken for trading purposes. Africa’s wealth and resources whet men’s cupidity, competition, lust, covetousness, unscrupulousness; and the imperialistic adventure accepts neither limitations nor constraints stemming from the human rights discourse which should underpin the civilising mission. The emotion attached to such bestial characteristics discloses that emissaries of civilisation “are outside the range of human understanding”: but the path leads to the discovery that the policy of monstrosity is hostile to men.

Product ID:

109098

Handle IRIS:

11562/996852

Last Modified:

October 2, 2023

Bibliographic citation:

Nicolini, M, Monstrosity "Overseas"? Civilisation, Trade and Colonial Policy in Conrad's African Tales Monsters and Monstrosity. From the Canon to the Anti-Canon: Literary and Juridical Subversions , Walter de Gruyter , 2019 , pp. 235-253

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