Colonialism-postcolonialism

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Title:

Colonialism-postcolonialism

Author:

Loomba, Ania.

ISBN:

9780415350648

9780415350631

9780203194911

Personal Author:

Loomba, Ania.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2005.

Physical Description:

263 p. ; 20 cm.

Series:

The new critical idiom

Series Title:

The new critical idiom

Contents:

1. Situating colonial and postcolonial studies -- Defining the terms : colonialism, imperialism, neo-colonialism, postcolonialism -- From colonialism to colonial discourse -- Colonial discourse -- Colonialism and knowledge -- Colonialism and literature -- Textuality, discourse and material processes -- 2. Colonial and postcolonial identities -- Constructing racial and cultural difference -- Race, class and colonialism -- Psychoanalysis and colonial subjects -- Gender, sexuality and colonial discourse -- Hybridity -- 3. Challenging colonialism -- Nationalisms and pan-nationalisms -- Feminism, nationalism and postcolonialism -- Can the subaltern speak? -- Post-modernism and postcolonial studies -- Conclusion : globalisation and the future of postcolonial studies.

Subject Term:

Postcolonialism.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005008207.html

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Summary

Colonialism/Postcolonialismis 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.

With new coverage of emerging debates around globalization, this second edition will continue to serve as the ideal guide for students new to colonial discourse theory, postcolonial studies or postcolonial theory as well as a reference for advanced students and teachers.