Postcolonialisms :
an anthology of cultural theory and criticism /
edited by Gaurav Desai and Supriya Nair.
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| Summary: | "Bringing together thirty-seven essays that have helped define the study of colonial and post-colonial cultures, this expansive and thoughtfully organized anthology offers an up-to-date and in-depth overview of this rapidly developing field. Canonical articles, most unexcerpted, explore postcolonialism's key themes - power and knowledge - while articles by contemporary scholars expand the discipline to include discussions of the discovery of the New World, Native American and indigenous idenities in Latin America and the Pacific, settler colonies in Africa and Australia, English colonialism in Ireland, and feminism in Nigeria and Egypt. The inclusion of a broad sampling of histories and theories attests to multiple, even competing postcolonialisms, while the skillful organization of the volume provides a useful map of the field in terms of recognizble patterns, shared family resemblances, and common genealogies. Detailed introductions to each section serve to develop key themes, encourage debate, and contectualize the wide-ranging voices that contribute to the topic. The most cogent and teachable collection of postcolonial texts yet compiled, this antology is equally suitable for undergraduate students and for seasoned scholars." -- |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Berg,
2005.
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Physical description: xii, 656 pages ; 25 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 9781845203313 |
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