An Introduction to Post-Colonial Theory

by Childs *DO NOT USE*; Peter

• ISBN13: 9780132329194
• ISBN10: 0132329190
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-12-19
• Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

Summary

The first book of its kind in the field, this timely introduction to post- colonial theory offers lucid and accessible summaries of the major work of key theorists such as Frantz Fanon, Edward Said.Homi Bhabha and Gayatri Spivak. The Guide also Explores the lines of resistance against colonialism and highlights the theories of post-colonial identity that have been responsible for generating some of the most influential and challenging critical work of recent decades. Designed for undergraduates and postgraduates taking courses related to colonialisn or post-colonialism, the book summarieses the major topics and issues as well as covering the contributions of major and less familiar figures in the field.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction: Points of departure	1	(25)
Lines of resistance	26	(39)
Metropolitan theorizing	65	(32)
Said: knowledge and power	97	(25)
Bhabha's hybridity	122	(35)
Spivak and the subaltern	157	(28)
Post-colonial intersections	185	(42)
Glossary	227	(8)
Index	235