Colonialism-postcolonialism / Ania Loomba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loomba, Ania.

Series:

New critical idiom.

The new critical idiom

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postcolonialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 289 pages).

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Colonialism/Postcolonialism is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to the historical and theoretical dimensions of colonial and postcolonial studies. Ania Loomba deftly introduces and examines: key features of the ideologies and history of colonialism the relationship of colonial discourse to literature challenges to colonialism, including anticolonial discourses recent developments in postcolonial theories and histories issues of sexuality and colonialism, and the intersection of feminist and postcolonial thought debates about globalization and postcolonialism Recommended on courses across the academic disciplines and around the world, Colonialism/Postcolonialism has for some years been accepted as the essential introduction to a vibrant and politically charged area of literary and cultural study.

Contents:

Introduction 1. Situating Colonial and Postcolonial Studies 2. Colonial and Postcolonial Identities 3. Challenging Colonialism Conclusion: Globalisation and the Future of Postcolonial Studies Notes Bibliography

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-278) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-79664-1

1-280-32671-9

0-203-19491-8

9780203194911

OCLC:

50921566