Postcolonial Theory A Critical Introduction

Name: Postcolonial Theory A Critical Introduction
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ISBN: 9780231112734

ISBN-10: 0231112734

ISBN-13: 9780231112734

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Authors: Leela Gandhi

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This is the first book of its kind to clearly map out the field of postcolonialism in its own terms. The book provides an overview of postcolonialism's pervasiveness in the academy, and lucidly illustrates the debates about the often conflicting consensus regarding the proper content, scope and relevance of its concerns. The book also elaborates on the themes and issues that have engaged the attention of postcolonial critics. From its influence in Marxism and poststructuralism, from the work of Edward Said to Salman Rushdie, from feminist imperialism to globalization and hybridity, Gandhi demonstrates the ethical concern that postcolonial theory can offer: how to take into account diversity…

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List price: $28.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/12/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.60" wide x 8.50" long x 0.64" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Leela Gandhi is professor of English at the University of Chicago. She is the founding coeditor of the journal Postcolonial Studies and the author, most recently, of Affective Communities: Anticolonial Thought and the Politics of Friendship.



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