Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction

by Young, Robert J. C.

• ISBN13: 9780192801821
• ISBN10: 0192801821
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial challenge to western dominance. This lively and innovative account of both the history and key debates of postcolonialism discusses its importance as an historical condition, and as a means of changing the way we think about the world. Key concepts and issues are considered, with reference to particular cultural and historical examples, such as the status of aboriginal people, cultural nomadism, Western feminism, the innovative fiction of Garcia Marquez and Salman Rushdie, and the postcolonial cities of London, Bombay and Cairo. The work of theorists such as Homi Bhabha, Edward Said, Frantz Fanon, and Gayatri Spivak are woven into the discussion, making this fascinating subject relevant and accessible to a wider audience.

Author Biography

Robert J. C. Young is Professor of English and Critical Theory at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. x
List of illustrations	p. xiii
Introduction: Montage	p. 1
Subaltern knowledge	p. 9
History and power, from below and above	p. 26
Space and land	p. 45
Hybridity	p. 69
Postcolonial feminism	p. 93
Globalization from a postcolonial perspective	p. 121
Translation	p. 138
References	p. 149
Further reading	p. 159
Index	p. 171
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