Publicado por Penguin Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0143111043 ISBN 13: 9780143111047
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Publicado por Penguin Pr, 2017
ISBN 10: 1594205817 ISBN 13: 9781594205811
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Publicado por Collins Distribution, 2017
ISBN 10: 0007553730 ISBN 13: 9780007553730
Librería: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, Estados Unidos de America
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Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London, 2018
ISBN 10: 0007553722 ISBN 13: 9780007553723
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. CUNDILL PRIZE 2018 WINNER SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2018 Enlightening, compassionate, superb John le Carre A visionary life and times of Joseph Conrad, and of our global world, from one of the best historians writing today. Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, the promise and peril of a technological and communications revolution: these forces shaped the life and work of Joseph Conrad at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this brilliant new interpretation of one of the great voices in modern literature, Maya Jasanoff reveals Conrad as a prophet of globalization as we recognize it today. As an immigrant from Poland to England, and in travels from Malaysia to the Congo to the Caribbean, Conrad navigated an interconnected world, and captured it in a literary oeuvre of extraordinary depth. His life story delivers a history of globalization from the inside out, and reflects powerfully on the aspirations and challenges of the modern world. Joseph Conrad was born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in 1857, to Polish parents in the Russian Empire. At sixteen he left the landlocked heart of Europe to become a sailor, and for the next twenty years travelled the worlds oceans before settling permanently in London as an author. He saw the surging, competitive new imperialism that planted a flag in almost every populated part of the globe. He got a close look, too, at the places beyond the end of telegraph cables and mail-boat lines, and the hypocrisy of the wests most cherished ideals. In a compelling blend of history, biography and travelogue, Maya Jasanoff follows Conrads routes and the stories of his four greatest works: The Secret Agent, Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness, and Nostromo. Genre-bending, intellectually thrilling and deeply humane, The Dawn Watch embarks on a spellbinding expedition into the dark heart of Conrads world and through it to our own. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Publicado por Penguin Press, 2017
ISBN 10: 1594205817 ISBN 13: 9781594205811
Librería: Magers and Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN, Estados Unidos de America
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hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.
Publicado por New York: Penguin Press, 2017, 2017
Librería: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, Estados Unidos de America
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Jasanoff, Maya, 1974-. The dawn watch: Joseph Conrad in a global world. New York: Penguin Press, 2017, with 1st printing number line starting with 1, xv, 375pp., very good dust-jacket with small tear and wrinkle at top of spine, cover price $30.00, very good green hardcover, book appears unused, small red remainder dot on bottom foredge. "A visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalization and our own, from one of the most exciting young historians writing today. Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, and a communications revolution: these forces shaped Joseph Conrad's destiny at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this brilliant new interpretation of one of the great voices in modern literature, Maya Jasanoff reveals Conrad as a prophet of globalization. As an immigrant from Poland to England, and in travels from Malaya to Congo to the Caribbean, Conrad navigated an interconnected world, and captured it in a literary oeuvre of extraordinary depth. His life story delivers a history of globalization from the inside out, and reflects powerfully on the aspirations and challenges of the modern world. Joseph Conrad was born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in 1857, to Polish parents in the Russian Empire. At sixteen he left the landlocked heart of Europe to become a sailor, and for the next twenty years travelled the world's oceans before settling permanently in England as an author. He saw the surging, competitive "new imperialism" that planted a flag in almost every populated part of the globe. He got a close look, too, at the places "beyond the end of telegraph cables and mail-boat lines," and the hypocrisy of the west's most cherished ideals. In a compelling blend of history, biography, and travelogue, Maya Jasanoff follows Conrad's routes and the stories of his four greatest works -- The Secret Agent, Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness, and Nostromo. Genre-bending, intellectually thrilling, and deeply humane, The Dawn Watch embarks on a spell-binding expedition into the dark heart of Conrad's world--and through it to our own" - "From one of America's most exciting historians, the astonishing life and times of Joseph Conrad, a visionary guide to the turbulent age of globalization Shakespeare and the Elizabethans, Goethe and the Romantics -- great artists can become tutelary spirits for their age. As Maya Jasanoff argues, Joseph Conrad did not merely embody the soul of his time, he anticipated our own. Through his journeys from Poland to France, England to Malaysia, Belgium to Congo, he witnessed a turning point in international history. He learned first-hand about immigration, terrorism, imperial oppression, the dangers of nationalism, and the promise and peril of rapid technological innovation. His life and work present an inside history of globalization and eerily reflect the hypocrisies of the West's most cherished ideals. Joseph Conrad was born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in 1857, in a region of Poland then controlled by Russia, Europe's most autocratic empire. By 1862, his father had been arrested for fomenting revolution and his family sentenced to exile, where a series of miserable forced relocations precipitated the illnesses that killed both of Conrad's parents before he was eleven. At sixteen, fleeing an orphan's sadness, he abandoned everything he knew to pursue the unlikely dream of becoming a sailor. ISBN 9781594205811.
Publicado por William Collins, 2017
ISBN 10: 0007553730 ISBN 13: 9780007553730
Librería: Chris Barmby MBE. C & A. J. Barmby, Kent, Reino Unido
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. x libris Mike Bushby (Cambridge University cricketer) xviii, Including maps. 375pp. Textual illustrations. Fine clean condition. Small black ink spot to page edges. Fine 8unclipped dj.
Librería: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Reino Unido
New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2018.
Publicado por Penguin Press, New York, 2017
Librería: Livresse, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Couverture souple. Condición: Très bon. 362 p.
Publicado por Penguin Press, New York, 2017
ISBN 10: 1594205817 ISBN 13: 9781594205811
Librería: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. ; 6.44 X 1.23 X 9.56 inches; 375 pages.
Publicado por Penguin 2017, 2017
Librería: Pali, Roma, RM, Italia
Hard Cover in Dj. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 8vo, hardcover in dj, pp.375, Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, and a communications revolution: these forces shaped Joseph Conrad's destiny at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this brilliant new interpretation of one of the great voices in modern literature, Maya Jasanoff reveals Conrad as a prophet of globalization. As an immigrant from Poland to England, and in travels from Malaya to Congo to the Caribbean, Conrad navigated an interconnected world, and captured it in a literary oeuvre of extraordinary depth. His life story delivers a history of globalization from the inside out, and reflects powerfully on the aspirations and challenges of the modern world. Joseph Conrad was born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in 1857, to Polish parents in the Russian Empire. At sixteen he left the landlocked heart of Europe to become a sailor, and for the next twenty years travelled the world's oceans before settling permanently in England as an author. He saw the surging, competitive "new imperialism" that planted a flag in almost every populated part of the globe. He got a close look, too, at the places "beyond the end of telegraph cables and mail-boat lines," and the hypocrisy of the west's most cherished ideals. In a compelling blend of history, biography, and travelogue, Maya Jasanoff follows Conrad's routes and the stories of his four greatest worksThe Secret Agent, Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness, and Nostromo. Genre-bending, intellectually thrilling, and deeply humane, The Dawn Watch embarks on a spell-binding expedition into the dark heart of Conrad's worldand through it to our own.