Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides) - Softcover

Ashcroft, Bill; Griffiths, Gareth; Tiffin, Helen

 
9780415153041: Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

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First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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"The shifting nature of this field and the evolving or changing meaning of its terminology and concepts make this dictionary a welcome addition. It will pave a smoother research path for student and scholars pursuing the issues that characterize postcolonial theory."- "Choice, February 2002

Synopsis

This volume provides a key to understanding the issues which characterize post-colonialism, explaining what it is, where it is encountered and why it is crucial in forging new cultural identities. As a subject, post-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, others are familiar words charged with new significance. This book includes definitions of: diaspora; Fanonism; hybridity; imperialism; Manicheanism; mimicry; miscegenation; negritude; orientalism; settler-colony; subaltern; and trans-culturation. There are suggestions for further reading at the end of each entry and a comprehensive glossary with extensive cross-referencing. The bibliography of essential writings in post-colonial studies is in an A-Z format.

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