Studies in Settler Colonialism Politics, Identity and Culture

A widespread and still contemporary political phenomenon that exercises a profound effect on societies, settler colonialism structures relationships both historically and culturally diverse. This book assesses the distinctive feature of settler colonialis

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Studies in Settler Colonialism Politics, Identity and Culture Edited By Fiona Bateman Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Moore Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway

Lionel Pilkington Senior Lecturer in English, National University of Ireland, Galway

Editorial matter, selection and introduction © Fiona Bateman and Lionel Pilkington 2011 All remaining chapters © their respective authors 2011 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2011 978-0-230-23877-0 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries ISBN 978-1-349-31588-8 ISBN 978-0-230-30628-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230306288 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Studies in settler colonialism: politics, identity and culture / edited by Fiona Bateman, Lionel Pilkington. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-349-31588-8 1. Colonization–History. 2. Colonies–History. I. Bateman, Fiona. II. Pilkington, Lionel, 1956– III. Title. JV105.S795 2011 325′.3–dc22 2011004882 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11

Contents

Notes on Contributors

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Introduction Fiona Bateman and Lionel Pilkington

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Chapter 1

‘An Unknown and Feeble Body’: How Settler Colonialism Was Theorized in the Nineteenth Century Tadhg Foley

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Chapter 2

Spenser, Purchas, and the Poetics of Colonial Settlement Daniel Carey

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Chapter 3

‘Dycheyng and Hegeying’: The Material Culture of the Tudor Plantations in Ireland John Patrick Montaño

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Chapter 4

A Settled Question? Charles, Lord Cornwallis, the L