Postcolonial Theory

A Critical Introduction

AvLeela Gandhi

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Postcolonial Theory is a ground-breaking critical introduction to the burgeoing field of postcolonial studies. Leela Gandhi is the first to clearly map out this field in terms of its wider philosophical and intellectual context, drawing important connections between postcolonial theory and poststructuralism, postmodernism, marxism and feminism. She assesses the contribution of major theorists such as Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak and Homi Bhabha, and also points to postcolonialism's relationship to earlier thinkers such as Frantz Fanon and Mahatma Gandhi. The book is distinctive in its concern for the specific historical, material, and cultural contexts for postcolonial theory, and in its attempt to sketch out the ethical possibilities for postcolonial theory as a model for living with and knowing cultural difference non-violently.Postcolonial Tehory is a useful starting point for readers new to the field and a provocative account which opens possibilities for debate.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-05-12
Mått:142 x 216 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Columbia University Press
ISBN:9780231112734

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Leela Gandhi lectures in the school of English at La Trobe University, Melbourne. She researches the cultural history of the Indo-British colonial encounter, and has published extensively in this area. She is the editor of Shakespeare: New Orientations and The Looking Glass and Other Poems, and coeditor of the journalPostcolonial Studies.

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Gandhi goes a long way to successfully situate postcolonialism with a theoretical landscape and explain its engagement with humanism, Marxism, poststructuralism and other philosophical traditions. It is an enlightening and engaging book that will prove relevant to any number of intellectual inquiries into postcolonial studies, cultural politics and/or the so-called 'humanities'. It can serve as a primer for the student of postcolonial studies, and for hte more well-read student or scholar it will complete the picture, putting postcolonial theory into an epistemological context. Postcolonial Theory merits earnest commendation and will stand out as an important contribution to the field.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Introduction: After Colonialism Thinking Otherwise: A Brief Intellectual History Postcolonialism and the New Humanities Edward Said and His Critics Postcolonialism and Feminism Imagining Community: The Question of Nationalism One World: The Vision of Postnationalism Postcolonial Literatures Conclusion: The Limits of Postcolonial Theory