Jason Berger Boeken

Focusing on the antebellum years, the book delves into how maritime narratives influenced perceptions of economic and social transformations in the emerging global market. Jason Berger examines the impact of merchant, military, and scientific ventures in Pacific and Arctic waters, revealing how these accounts reflect the profound changes of the early nineteenth century. Through this exploration, the book highlights the interplay between sea exploration and the evolving symbolic realities of the Western world during a pivotal historical period.

Xenocitizens returns to the nineteenth century in order to uncover realities and possibilities that have been foreclosed by dominant liberal paradigms. Examining how antebellum crises pushed writers to formulate alternative ontological and social models for personhood and sociality, Xenocitizens glimpses startlingly unique and unfamiliar ways to exist and to leverage change.