1. Introduction : designing nations -- 2. First accounts : the building blocks -- 3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the discourse of the exotic -- 4. Love in exotic places : Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's Paul et Virginie -- 5. Chateaubriand's Atala and the ready-made exotic -- 6. James Fenimore Cooper and the image of America -- 7. Nationality and the 'Indian' novels of José de Alencar -- 8. Nationality redefined, or lazy Macunaima -- 9. Conclusion : exoticism as strategy.
1 Introduction: Designing Nations; 2 First Accounts: The Building Blocks; 3 Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Discourse of the Exotic; 4 Love in Exotic Places: Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's; 5 Chateaubriand's Atala and the Ready-Made Exotic; 6 James Fenimore Cooper and the Image of America; 7 Nationality and the ""Indian"" Novels of José de Alencar; 8 Nationality Redefined, or Lazy MacunaA⁺ё℗Ưma; 9 Conclusion: Exoticism as Strategy.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-280) and index.
