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Dangerous Liaisons: Gender, Nation, and Postcolonial Perspectives: 0011 (Studies in Classical Philology) - Softcover

Mcclintock, Anne

 
9780816626496: Dangerous Liaisons: Gender, Nation, and Postcolonial Perspectives: 0011 (Studies in Classical Philology)

Synopsis

Most people in the world, from Africa to Asia and beyond, live in the aftermath of colonialism. Their day-to-day lives are defined by their past history as colonized peoples, often in ways that are subtle or hard to define. Here contributors address the issues raised by the postcolonial condition, considering nationhood, history, gender and identity from an interdisciplinary perspective. Among the questions they address are: What are the boundaries of race and ethnicity in a diasporic world? How have women been so effectively excluded from national power? What have been the historical aftermaths of different forms of colonialism? What are the cultural and political consequences of colonial partitions of the nation-state?

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About the Author

Ella Shohat, an Arab-Jew of a Baghdadi family now living in New York, is professor of cultural studies at New York University and the author of Israeli Cinema: East/West and the Politics of Representation and Taboo Memories, Diasporic Voices, amongst many other works.

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