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Postcolonialism : an historical introduction / Robert J.C. Young.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Blackwell Publishers, 2001.Description: XI, 498 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0631200711
  • 9780631200710
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JV 51 Y68p 2001
Contents:
Post-colonialism -- an introduction; historical origins -- colonialism, imperialism, neocolonialism; European anti-colonialism -- from Las Casas to Lenin; spectres of Marx -- anti-colonialism and the national liberation movements; colonial discourse and Orientalism; forms of Western representation; histories; minorities and subalterns; identity and subjectivity; gender; race and ethnicity; nationalism; diaspora and migration; culture and literature.
Summary: This introductory text explains the historical and theoretical origins of post-colonial theory. The author analyzes the concepts and issues involved, explains the meaning of key terms, and interprets the work of some of the major writers concerned
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Bibliografía p. 429-472

Post-colonialism --
an introduction; historical origins --
colonialism, imperialism, neocolonialism; European anti-colonialism --
from Las Casas to Lenin; spectres of Marx --
anti-colonialism and the national liberation movements; colonial discourse and Orientalism; forms of Western representation; histories; minorities and subalterns; identity and subjectivity; gender; race and ethnicity; nationalism; diaspora and migration; culture and literature.

This introductory text explains the historical and theoretical origins of post-colonial theory. The author analyzes the concepts and issues involved, explains the meaning of key terms, and interprets the work of some of the major writers concerned

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