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Postcolonial Theory and Criticism

Postcolonial Theory and Criticism

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Contemporary postcolonial studies represent a controversial area of debate. This collection seeks a more pragmatic approach to the subject, taking into account its historical, social and political realities, rather than ignoring a consideration of material conditions. The contributors look at the oppositional power held and exercised by anti-colonial movements, a neglected topic; address the literary strategies devised by metropolitan writers to contain the insecurities of empire, given that unrest and opposition were integral to British imperialism; contest the charges of nativism and essentialism made by postcolonial critics against liberation writings; and investigate the voices of both inhabitants of post-independence nation states, and those scattered by colonialism itself.
Dr LAURA CHRISMAN teaches at Sussex University; BENITA PARRY is Honorary Professor at Warwick University.
Product details
Number of Pages:
170
Release Date:
2000-04-01
Publication Date:
2000-03-09
Publisher:
D.S.Brewer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0859915549
ISBN13:
9780859915540
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Weight:
353 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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