A Companion to Postcolonial Studies

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A Companion to Postcolonial Studies provides a comprehensive overview of postcolonial theory, examining the impact of colonialism and its aftermath on societies around the world. It explores diverse themes such as identity, representation, and resistance, delving into historical and contemporary contexts. The book brings together experts to discuss key concepts and debates, making it an essential resource for understanding postcolonial perspectives in History and Military studies.
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You might enjoy this book if you have an interest in understanding the complex history and dynamics of postcolonial societies. It explores the ongoing impact of colonialism on cultures and identities, offering critical insights into how these histories shape contemporary social and political issues.

A Companion to Postcolonial Studies

Examines the changes that have occurred in the aftermath of European colonization of the globe from 1492 to 1947. This book presents introductions to the major social and political movements underlying colonization and decolonization, accessible histories of the literature and culture, and separate regions affected by European colonization.

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This volume examines the tumultuous changes that have occurred and are still occurring in the aftermath of European colonisation of the globe from 1492 to 1947. Ranging widely over the major themes, regions, theories, and practices of postcolonial study today, the volume presents original essays by the leading proponents of postcolonial study in the Americas, Europe, India, Africa, East and West Asia.

Their contributions provide clear introductions to the major social and political movements underlying colonisation and decolonisation, accessible histories of the literature and culture, separate regions affected by European colonisation, and introductory essays on the major thinkers and intellectual schools that have informed strategies of national liberation worldwide.

A Companion to Postcolonial Studies is unique in providing an incisive summary of the long history and theory of modern European colonisation in local detail and global scale. It will be a necessary reference tool for years to come.

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A Companion to Postcolonial Studies is praised as a significant and ambitious collection of essays. It is seen as highly valuable for upper-division undergraduates and beyond, particularly for those studying the social sciences and humanities.

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ISBN: 9780631206637

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 October 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by Henry Schwarz
Edited by Sangeeta Ray
Edited by Henry Schwarz
Edited by Sangeeta Ray
Edited by Henry Schwarz
Edited by Sangeeta Ray

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 173.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 1080g

Pages: 636

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Education & Reference Global History History & Military Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies

About the Author

Henry Schwarz is Associate Professor of English at Georgetown University, He is author of Writing Cultural History in Colonial and Postcolonial India (1997) and co-editor of Reading the Shape of the World: Toward an International Cultural Studies (1996) and Contributions to Bengal Studies: An International and Interdisciplinary Approach (1998). He has published in literary theory, cultural studies, Indian literature, and English imperialism. He is currently US Regional Editor of Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies.

Sangeeta Ray is currently the Director of the Asian American Studies program at the University of Maryland as well as Associate Professor in the English Department. She has published extensively on feminist postcolonial issues. She is author of En-Gendering India: Woman and Nation in Colonial and Postcolonial Narratives (1999).