Post-colonial Studies: The Key ConceptsPost-colonial studies stands at the intersection of debates about race, colonialism, gender, politics and language. In the language of post-colonial studies, some words are new while others are familiar but charged with a new significance. This volume provides an essential key to understanding the issues that characterize post-colonialism, explaining what it is, where it is encountered and why it is crucial in forging new cultural identities, Among the subjects defined and discussed are: disapora, Fanonism, Imperialism, Manicheanism, mimicry, negritude, Orientalism, settler-colony, and transculturation. This comprehensive glossary has extensive cross-referencing, each entry is supplemented by suggestions for further reading, and there is a comprehensive bibliography of essential writings in post-colonial studies. |
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| Title | Post-colonial Studies: The Key Concepts Key Guides Key concepts series Key concepts in post-colonial studies Key concepts series Routledge Key Guides : the keys to success Routledge key guides |
| Authors | Gareth Griffiths & Helen Tiffin Bill Ashcroft, Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0415243602, 9780415243605 |
| Length | 275 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Gender Studies |
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