Marxism, modernity, and postcolonial studies / edited by Crystal Bartolovich and Neil Lazarus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bartolovich, Crystal, editor.

Lazarus, Neil, 1953- editor.

Series:

Cultural margins ; 11.

Cultural margins ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism and society.

Postmodernism--Social aspects.

Postmodernism.

Postcolonialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 290 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Marxism, Modernity & Postcolonial Studies

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At a time when even much of the political left seems to believe that transnational capitalism is here to stay, Marxism, Modernity and Postcolonial Studies refuses to accept the inevitability of the so-called 'New World Order'. By giving substantial attention to topics such as globalisation, racism, and modernity, it provides a specifically Marxist intervention into postcolonial and cultural studies. An international team of contributors locate a common ground of issues engaging Marxist and postcolonial critics alike. Arguing that Marxism is not the inflexible, monolithic irrelevance some critics assume it to be, this collection aims to open avenues of debate - especially on the crucial concept of 'modernity' - which have been closed off by the widespread neglect of Marxist analysis in postcolonial studies. Politically focused, at times polemical and always provocative, this book is a major contribution to contemporary debates on literary theory, cultural studies, and the definition of postcolonial studies.

Contents:

Marxism, modernity, and postcolonial studies / Crystal Bartolovich

Rise of East Asia and the withering away of the interstate system / Giovanni Arrighi

Fetish of "the West" in postcolonial theory / Neil Lazarus

Eurocentric Marx and Engels and other related myths / August Nimtz

Karl Marx, Eurocentrism, and the 1857 Revolt in British India / Pranav Jani

Misplaced ideas? Locating and dislocating Ireland in colonial and postcolonial studies / Joe Cleary

Liberation theory : variations on themes of Marxism and modernity / Benita Parry

Sex, space, and modernity in the work of Rashid Jahan, "Angareywali" / Priyamvada Gopal

Was there time before race? Capitalist modernity and the origins of racism / Helen Scott

Postcolonial studies between the European wars : an intellectual history / Timothy Brennan

Marxism, postcolonialism, and The eighteenth brumaire / Neil Larsen

Postcolonialism and the problematic of uneven development / E. San Juan, Jr.

Adorno, authenticity, critique / Keya Ganguly.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-278) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12578-2

1-280-15965-0

0-511-12048-6

0-511-04242-6

0-511-15800-9

0-511-32361-1

0-511-48315-5

0-511-04552-2

OCLC:

475917891