Postcolonialism

Theory, Practice or Process?

AvAto Quayson

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

This important new book provides a critical introduction to the rapidly expanding field of postcolonial studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-10-16
Mått:155 x 231 x 17 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9780745617138

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Mer om författaren

Ato Quayson is Lecturer in English and Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge.

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'Quayson's summary of the essence of the debate between Marshall Sahlins and Gannath Obeyesekere will be welcomed for its conciseness and its accuracy.' Research in African Literatures

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Postcolonializing. 1. Instrumental and Synoptic Dimensions of Interdisciplinarity.2. Postcolonial Historiography and the Problem of Local Knowledge.3. Literature as a Politically Symbolic Act.5. Feminism, Postcolonialism and the Contradictory Orders of Modernity.6. Postcolonialism and Postmodernism.7. Parables from the Canon: Postcolonializing Shakespeare.Notes.Bibliography.Index.