Belated Travelers: Orientalism in the Age of Colonial Dissolution (Post-Contemporary Interventions) - Softcover

Behdad, Ali

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822314711 ISBN 13: 9780822314714

Publisher: Duke University Press Books, 1994

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"Behdad elegantly deploys the trope of 'belatedness' to characterize both the texts he critiques and, to some extent, his own work. The term 'belatedness' also accurately touches upon the self-conscious mood of both of the texts reviewed here. Both are 'belated, ' yet thoroughly welcome works in the tradition of postcolonial criticism . . . . [D]eeply worthwhile, thorough and even impassioned intervention in the archeological work of uncovering further variations and strategies in the copious archive of imperialist discursivity."
--Enda Duffy, "Ariel: A Review of International English Literature"

"Behdad’s book provides an important and timely contribution to cultural and post-colonial studies; its historical breadth and critical insights will guarantee its success beyond mere academic ‘trendiness.’ It will be a lasting work, one that will become required reading for specialists of modern European literature as well as discourse theorists."—Françoise Lionnet, Northwestern University

"Behdad's book provides an important and timely contribution to cultural and post-colonial studies; its historical breadth and critical insights will guarantee its success beyond mere academic 'trendiness.' It will be a lasting work, one that will become required reading for specialists of modern European literature as well as discourse theorists."--FranCoise Lionnet, Northwestern University

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"Behdad's book provides an important and timely contribution to cultural and post-colonial studies; its historical breadth and critical insights will guarantee its success beyond mere academic 'trendiness.' It will be a lasting work, one that will become required reading for specialists of modern European literature as well as discourse theorists."--Francoise Lionnet, Northwestern University

About this edition

• Publisher: Duke University Press Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0822314711
• ISBN 13: 9780822314714
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176