Preventing things from falling further apart : the preservation of cultural identities in postcolonial African, Indian, and Caribbean literatures / Paul M. Mukundi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mukundi, Paul M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African literature--History and criticism.

African literature.

Indic literature--History and criticism.

Indic literature.

Caribbean literature--History and criticism.

Caribbean literature.

Group identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd., 2010.

Summary:

Preventing Things from Falling Further Apart: The Preservation of Cultural Identities in Postcolonial African, Indian, and Caribbean Literatures is a ground breaking comparative work that explores a post-Achebe universe in which formerly colonized peoples make efforts to reconstruct their cultures by deconstructing some of the deleterious effects of colonization, while at the same time embracing postcolonial realities. This volume focuses on the culturally-confusing impact of colonization on individuals and their communities, specifically on indigenous languages, education, status of women, and religious participation. The author analyzes representative literary works authored by, from Africa, Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Zakes Mda; from India, Mahasweta Devi and Arundhati Roy; and from the Caribbean, Jamaica Kincaid and Maryse Cond .

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHAPTER 1 POSTCOLONIALISM AND CULTURE: THE AMBIVALENT PAIR""; ""CHAPTER 2 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE""; ""CHAPTER 3 COLONIAL RELIGIONS: FORCE OF SOCIETAL DISINTEGRATION""; ""CHAPTER 4 WOMEN AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION""; ""CHAPTER 5 HYBRIDITY AS A MEANS OF POSTCOLONIAL SURVIVAL""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781912234783

1912234785

OCLC:

811261400