Marxism, Modernity and Postcolonial Studies

by Edited by Crystal Bartolovich , Neil Lazarus

• ISBN13: 9780521890595
• ISBN10: 0521890594
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-05
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

At a time when even much of the political left seems to believe that transnational capitalism is here to stay, Marxism, Modernity and Postcolonial Studies refuses to accept the inevitability of the so-called 'New World Order'. By giving substantial attention to topics such as globalisation, racism, and modernity, it provides a specifically Marxist intervention into postcolonial and cultural studies. An international team of contributors locate a common ground of issues engaging Marxist and postcolonial critics alike. Arguing that Marxism is not the inflexible, monolithic irrelevance some critics assume it to be, this collection aims to open avenues of debate - especially on the crucial concept of 'modernity' - which have been closed off by the widespread neglect of Marxist analysis in postcolonial studies. Politically focused, at times polemical and always provocative, this book is a major contribution to contemporary debates on literary theory, cultural studies, and the definition of postcolonial studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Marxism, modernity, and postcolonial studies	1	(20)
Crystal Bartolovich
Part I Eurocentrism, ``the West,'' and the world
The rise of East Asia and the withering away of the interstate system	21	(22)
Giovanni Arrighi
The fetish of ``the West'' in postcolonial theory	43	(22)
Neil Lazarus
The Eurocentric Marx and Engels and other related myths	65	(16)
August Nimtz
Karl Marx, Eurocentrism, and the 1857 Revolt in British India	81	(20)
Pranav Jani
Part II Locating modernity
Misplaced ideas? Locating and dislocating Ireland in colonial and postcolonial studies	101	(24)
Joe Cleary
Liberation theory: variations on themes of Marxism and modernity	125	(25)
Benita Parry
Sex, space, and modernity in the work of Rashid Jahan, ``Angareywali''	150	(17)
Priyamvada Gopal
Was there a time before race? Capitalist modernity and the origins of racism	167	(18)
Helen Scott
Part III Marxism, postcolonial studies, and ``theory''
Postcolonial studies between the European wars: an intellectual history	185	(19)
Timothy Brennan
Marxism, postcolonialism, and The Eighteenth Brumaire	204	(17)
Neil Larsen
Postcolonialism and the problematic of uneven development	221	(19)
E. San juan, Jr.
Adorno, authenticity, critique	240	(17)
Keya Ganguly
References	257	(22)
Index	279