loppear reviewed Mariners, renegades, and castaways by James, C. L. R. (Reencounters with colonialism--new perspectives on the Americas)
not about whales
3 stars
A solid early start, tying Ahab's totalitarianism to American capitalism and the neurotic disassociation it produces in the intellectual class and middle management. As it spins out to broader Melville background and comparative lit, I cared less.
A solid early start, tying Ahab's totalitarianism to American capitalism and the neurotic disassociation it produces in the intellectual class and middle management. As it spins out to broader Melville background and comparative lit, I cared less.
