Empire, colony, postcolony / Robert J. C. Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Robert, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colonies.

Imperialism.

Postcolonialism.

Physical Description:

xi, 208 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2015.

Summary:

"Empire, Colony, Postcolony provides a clear exposition of the historical, political and ideological dimensions of colonialism, imperialism, and postcolonialism, with clear explanations of these categories, which relate their histories to contemporary political issues. The Book analyzes major concepts and explains the meaning of key terms. The first book to introduce the main historical and cultural parameters of the different categories of empire, colony, postcolony, nation and globalization and the ways in which they are analysed today Explains in clear and accessible language the historical and theoretical origins of post-colonial theory as well as providing a postcolonial perspective on the formations of the contemporary world Young is an acknowledged expert on postcolonialism "-- Provided by publisher.

"The first book to introduce the main historical and cultural parameters of the different categories of empire, colony, and postcolony, and the ways in which they are analysed today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Empire 7

3 Colony 27

4 Slavery and Race 42

5 Colonialism and Imperialism 52

6 Nation 66

7 Nationalism 77

8 Anticolonialism 85

9 Decolonization 103

10 Neo-colonialism, Globalization, Planetarity 117

11 Postcolony 135

12 Postcolonialism 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Young, Robert, 1950- Empire, colony, postcolony

ISBN:

9781405193405

1405193409

9781405193559

1405193557

OCLC:

885229460

Online:

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