Ali Behdad is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles.

"Behdad’s book provides an important and timely contribution to cultural and post-colonial studies; its historical breadth and critical insights will guarantee its success beyond mere academic ‘trendiness.’ It will be a lasting work, one that will become required reading for specialists of modern European literature as well as discourse theorists."-FranÇoise Lionnet, Northwestern University “Behdad elegantly deploys the trope of ‘belatedness’ to characterize both the texts he critiques and, to some extent, his own work. The term ‘belatedness’ also accurately touches upon the self-conscious mood of both of the texts reviewed here. Both are ‘belated,’ yet thoroughly welcome works in the tradition of postcolonial criticism . . . . Deeply worthwhile, thorough and even impassioned intervention in the archeological work of uncovering further variations and strategies in the copious archive of imperialist discursivity.” - Enda Duffy (ariel)

Ali Behdad is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles.

"Behdad’s book provides an important and timely contribution to cultural and post-colonial studies; its historical breadth and critical insights will guarantee its success beyond mere academic ‘trendiness.’ It will be a lasting work, one that will become required reading for specialists of modern European literature as well as discourse theorists."-FranÇoise Lionnet, Northwestern University “Behdad elegantly deploys the trope of ‘belatedness’ to characterize both the texts he critiques and, to some extent, his own work. The term ‘belatedness’ also accurately touches upon the self-conscious mood of both of the texts reviewed here. Both are ‘belated,’ yet thoroughly welcome works in the tradition of postcolonial criticism . . . . Deeply worthwhile, thorough and even impassioned intervention in the archeological work of uncovering further variations and strategies in the copious archive of imperialist discursivity.” - Enda Duffy (ariel)

Ali Behdad is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles.

"Behdad’s book provides an important and timely contribution to cultural and post-colonial studies; its historical breadth and critical insights will guarantee its success beyond mere academic ‘trendiness.’ It will be a lasting work, one that will become required reading for specialists of modern European literature as well as discourse theorists."-FranÇoise Lionnet, Northwestern University “Behdad elegantly deploys the trope of ‘belatedness’ to characterize both the texts he critiques and, to some extent, his own work. The term ‘belatedness’ also accurately touches upon the self-conscious mood of both of the texts reviewed here. Both are ‘belated,’ yet thoroughly welcome works in the tradition of postcolonial criticism . . . . Deeply worthwhile, thorough and even impassioned intervention in the archeological work of uncovering further variations and strategies in the copious archive of imperialist discursivity.” - Enda Duffy (ariel)