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In this uniquely interdisciplinary work, Lisa Lowe examines the relationships between Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, exploring the links between colonialism, slavery, imperial trades and Western liberalism. Reading across archives, canons, and continents, Lowe connects the liberal narrative of freedom overcoming slavery to the expansion of AngloAmerican empire, observing that abstract promises of freedom often obscure their embeddedness within colonial conditions. Race and social difference, Lowe contends, are enduring remainders of colonial processes through which the human is universalized and freed by liberal forms, while the peoples who create the conditions of possibility for that freedom are assimilated or forgotten. Analyzing the archive of liberalism alongside the colonial state archives from which it has been separated, Lowe offers new methods for interpreting the past, examining events well documented in archives, and those matters absent, whether actively suppressed or merely deemed insignificant. Lowe invents a mode of reading intimately, which defies accepted national boundaries and disrupts given chronologies, complicating our conceptions of history, politics, economics, and culture, and ultimately, knowledge itself.
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- Q: What is 'The Intimacies of Four Continents' about? A: This book examines the intricate relationships between Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, focusing on themes of colonialism, slavery, and liberalism.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'The Intimacies of Four Continents' is Lisa Lowe.
- Q: What are the key themes discussed in the book? A: Key themes include the interplay of colonialism and liberalism, the history of slavery, and the social differences resulting from these historical processes.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: 'The Intimacies of Four Continents' is available in paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: The book contains 328 pages.
- Q: When was 'The Intimacies of Four Continents' published? A: The book was published on June 8, 2015.
- Q: Is this book new or used? A: This book is listed as new.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The available edition of the book is illustrated.
- Q: What category does this book fall under? A: 'The Intimacies of Four Continents' is categorized under Movements & Periods.
- Q: What makes this book interdisciplinary? A: The book combines insights from various fields such as history, politics, and cultural studies, analyzing complex historical interactions across continents.