The imperialist imaginary : visions of Asia and the Pacific in American culture /

Eperjesi, John R.,

The imperialist imaginary : visions of Asia and the Pacific in American culture / John R. Eperjesi ; foreword by Donald E. Pease. - 1 online resource (211 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-189) and index.

Introduction : the American Pacific : an errand into Oceania -- The "superlative and poetry of commerce" : scattered origins of an American Pacific frontier -- An American Pacific Jeremiad : Frank Norris's The octopus and U.S. imperialism -- The American Asiatic association and the imperialist imaginary of the American Pacific -- Becoming Hawaiian : Jack London, cultural tourism, and the myth of Hawaiian exceptionalism -- Maxine Hong Kingston's China men : frontiers of the Chinese American Pacific -- Memories of a forgotten war : a Filipino/American ghost story -- Conclusion : outside in the American Pacific.

9781611686654


American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
American literature--Asian influences.
Imperialism in literature.


Asia--In literature.
Pacific Area--Foreign public opinion, American.
Pacific Area--Relations--United States.
United States--Relations--Pacific Area.
Asia--Foreign public opinion, American.
United States--Relations--Asia.
Asia--Relations--United States.
Pacific Area--In literature.


Electronic books.

PS159.A85 / E64 2005

810.9/325