The Discourse Strategies of Imperialist Writing: The German Colonial Idea and Africa, 1848-1945 - Couverture souple

Rash, Felicity

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0367595680 ISBN 13 : 9780367595685

Editeur : Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

In this monograph, Felicity Rash examines German colonialist texts through the lens of linguistics, using multiple analytic approaches in order to contribute to the study of ideological discourse. Focusing on texts from Germany's colonial period during the Second Reich, the book describes the discourse strategies employed in a wide variety of colonialist discourses, from propagandistic and journalistic writing to autobiographical and fictional accounts of life in Germany's African colonies. The methodologies Rash employs include the Discourse Historical Approach and Cognitive Metaphor Theory, and the book aims to develop a new model for the analysis of expansionist nationalist writing. Little detailed analysis exists of the types of texts taken as primary sources, and Rash provides English translations of German quotations, in addition to drawing upon her research in former German colonies in Africa. Rash's research will be of interest to linguists, historians, Germanists, and social and political scientists, and lays the groundwork for future interdisciplinary analyses of German colonialism.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Felicity Rash is Professor of German Linguistics at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0367595680
• ISBN 13: 9780367595685
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 206
• Coordonnées du fabricant: BOOKS etc..; cs@booksetc.co.uk; ; BOOKS etc.; Aldershot; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: non disponible