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Robinson Crusoe: A colonial template
STEVEN WALKER looks at the themes of colonialism and white supremacy in Daniel Defoe’s famous adventure novel, published 300 years ago this month
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IT IS 300 years since the publication of Daniel Defoe’s adventure novel, Robinson Crusoe.
It’s one of the biggest selling books by a British author and works as a gripping adventure for young readers.
But underneath the derring-do, jeopardy, solitude and survival is a story with underpinnings in colonialism, slavery and exploitation.
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