Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction

Häftad bok. Oxford University Press. 1 uppl. 2003. 178 sidor.

Nyskick. Oläst ex ua. Introduces postcolonialism in both its historical and contemporary manifestations
Analyses the political, social, and cultural realities of the colonial experience, and of decolonization
This new edition contains updated material on race, slavery, and gender in the postcolonial discussion
Draws on situations, experiences, and testimony taken from all over the world
Examines the key strategies that postcolonial thought has developed to engage with the impact of sometimes centuries of western political and cultural domination. Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both the history and key debates of postcolonialism, and considers its importance as a means of changing the way we think about the world.

Robert J. C. Young examines the key strategies that postcolonial thought has developed to engage with the impact of sometimes centuries of western political and cultural domination. Situating the discussion in a wide cultural and geographical context, he draws on examples such as the status of indigenous peoples, of those dispossessed from their land, Algerian rai music, and global social and ecological movements.
Table of Contents

1:Subaltern knowledge
2:History and power, from below and above
3:Space and land
4:Hybridity
5:Postcolonial feminism
6:Globalization from a postcolonial perspective
7:Translation