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E.M. Forster and The Politics of Imperialism

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  • © 2004

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  1. Mohammad Shaheen
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Mohammad Shaheen
    Pages 1-8

  3. Person and Persona in the Portrait of Imperialism

    • Mohammad Shaheen
    Pages 9-22

  4. ‘Hassan in England’: a Western Room with an Oriental View

    • Mohammad Shaheen
    Pages 23-30

  5. Forster’s Debate on ‘Kipling Is Not Literature’

    • Mohammad Shaheen
    Pages 31-57

  6. Forster Writes to the Empire and Salutes the Orient: a Passage through Egypt

    • Mohammad Shaheen
    Pages 58-74

  7. Beyond the Mediterranean Human Norm: the Politics of Liberal Humanism in Retreat

    • Mohammad Shaheen
    Pages 75-112

  8. Burra’s Introduction and Beyond: a Detour Round the Floods

    • Mohammad Shaheen
    Pages 113-133

  9. Forster’s Politics in Said’s Culture and Imperialism: a Modern Debate

    • Mohammad Shaheen
    Pages 134-158

  10. Conclusion

    • Mohammad Shaheen
    Pages 159-170

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 171-209
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About this book

In Howards End , Forster remarks that the Imperialist 'hopes to inherit the earth' and with the strong temptation he has to acclaim it 'as a superyeoman, who carries his country's virtue overseas'. He then adds: 'But the Imperialist is not what he thinks or seems. He is a destroyer. He prepares the way for cosmopolitanism, and though his ambitions may be fulfilled the earth that he inherits will be grey'. This simple notion is masterly expressed in A Passage to India , which provides a rich diversity of historical contexts and implies political imperatives urging us to rethink the complex relationship between East and West not as simple confrontation but rather as deeply rooted in cultural differences far beyond the realm of imperialist sensibility. With the support of material by Forster published here for the first time, this volume explores the realm of Forster's politics and imperialism.

About the author

MOHAMMAD SHAHEEN is Professor of English and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Jordan, Amman. He is the author of George Meredith: A Reappraisal of the Novels, Selected Letters of George Meredith and The Modern Arabic Short Story (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002). His contributions to journals include articles on Forster, Conrad, Tayeb Salih, A. Munif, Eliot and Pound, and he was awarded the State Award for Literature by the King of Jordan, as well as receiving a nomination for the Arab Thought Academy in 2002.

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