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White Mythologies

By Robert J.C. Young

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2004
ISBN
0415311810, 9780415311816
LCC
D16.8 . Y67 2004
Open Library ID
OL22588271M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2070280 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
304\304
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-18 11:31:18

Description

In 1990, Robert Young's White Mythologies set out to question the very concepts of history and the West. Is it possible, he asked, to write history that avoids the trap of Eurocentrism? Is history simply a Western myth? His reflections on these topics provided some of the most important new directions in postcolonial studies and continue to exert a huge influence on the field. This new edition reprints what has quickly become a classic text, along with a substantial new essay reflecting on changes in the field and in the author's own position since publication. An essential read for all those working in postcolonial theory, literature and history, this book cemented Young's reputation as one of the country's most influential scholars and, as a new preface by Homi Bhabha comments, made an original and invaluable intervention in the field, leading even the most established figures to rethink their own positions. Provoking further re-evaluation with the new introductory essay, this second edition will like its predecessor be a key text for every academic and student in the field.

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