Empire of Culture: Neo-victorian Narratives in the Global Creative Economy (SUNY Series, Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century)

Contents List of Illustrations Timeline of Major Historical Events Acknowledgments Note on Japanese Names and Translations Introduction Part I Chapter One: Who Owns the Victorians? The British Heritage Industry, 1980s–Present The Concept of Cultural Property, from Walter Scott to Lord Curzon The American Peril Chapter Two: All in the Anglo-American Family Possessing Possession Sharing Possession The Blandings Castle Family Part II Chapter Three: Japanese Tourists in Victorian Britain Japanese Tourists in Harrods: Acquiring Cultural Capital Japanese Travelers in Victorian Britain: Learning Good Manners Japanese Housekeepers in Thornfield Hall: Managing Other People’s Heritage Chapter Four: Empire of Cool Emporium of Luxury, Empire of Cool British Perspectives, Japanese Responses In the Shadow of Co-Prosperity Part III Chapter Five: Becoming “Victorian” Reading English Literature Performing Victorian-ness Race and Empire(s) Conclusion Notes Works Cited Index