Rule of Sympathy
The Rule of Sympathy is a social and historical critique of sympathy in British discourse in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Although initially associated with feminized or effeminate forms of sentimental discourse (the romance, the nove
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Amit S. Rai
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< Sentiment, Race, and Power 1750–1850
Amit S. Rai
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Rule of Sympathy
© Amit S. Rai, 2002 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published 2002 by PALGRAVETM 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE is the new global publishing imprint of St. Martin’s Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd. (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd.). ISBN 0–312–29393–3 hardback Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rai, Amit, 1968Rule of sympathy : sentiment, race, and power, 1750–1850 / by Amit S. Rai. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–312–29393–3 1. Sympathy—History—18th century. 2. Race relations—History— 18th century. 3. Social values—Europe—History—18th century. 4. Sympathy—History—19th century. 5. Race relations—History—19th century. 6. Social values—Europe—History—19th century. I. Title. BJ1533.S9 R35 177’.7—dc21
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RULE OF SYMPATHY
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For Tara Rai and Chinu Mukherjee In sympathy and solidarity.
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Acknowledgments Preface Through the Archives of Sympathy Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three
Chapter Four Conclusion
Sympathetic Governmentality: The Traces of Religion and the Family The Rules of Sympathy “Some Inscrutable Appeal”: Race, Gender, and the Closure of Sentimentalism Theaters of Horror In the Name of Sympathy
Notes Bibliography Index
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