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Postcolonial Theory: A Critical Introduction

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781474468312
DOI
10.1515/9781474468312
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17943069 bytes)
Pages
208\210
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 03:53:11

Description

A provocative and exemplary introduction to the field of postcolonial studies. Leela Gandhi surveys the entire field of postcolonial studies and outlines the connections beween postcolonial theory and poststructuralism, postmodernism, marxism and feminism. She assesses the contribution of major theorists such as Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak and Homi Bhabha as well as highlighting postcolonialism's relationship to earlier thinkers such as Frantz Fanon and Mahatma Gandhi. Both a useful starting point for new readers and an incisive account for lecturers, this book will open up debate still further.The first student book to map out the philosophical and intellectual context of postcolonial theoryExplains for students the work of major theorists such as Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak and Homi Bhabha

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