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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
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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