Postcolonialism

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This key new introduction, by one of the leading exponents in the field, explains in clear and accessible language the historical and theoretical origins of post-colonial theory. Acknowledging that post-colonial theory draws on a wide, often contested, range of theory from different fields, Young analyzes the concepts and issues involved, explains the meaning of key terms, and interprets the work of some of the major writers concerned, to provide an ideal introductory guide for those undergraduates or academics coming to post-colonial theory and criticism for the first time.

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Robert JC Young

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"The foremost postcolonial theorist in Britain" Times HigherEducation Supplement "In pursuing the historical past of postcolonial discourse,Robert Young makes a truly insightful and inventive contribution tothe development of the field. His intricate and exhaustive studyfinds its inspiration in the exhilarating events and ideals ofanti-colonialist struggle. Inspired by the imaginative spirit ofemancipation, Young argues that the great anti-colonial movementswere also transformative and hybrid moments that reshaped bothpower and knowledge. The fine achievement of this provocativeaccount lies in reviving and revising the remarkable dawning of theThird World as we emerge into the global conceits of the thirdmillennium." Homi K. Bhabha, Harvard University "Robert Young points postcolonial studies in new directions,paradoxically by offering a timely reminder of the field'shistorical beginnings in anticolonial struggles. This book combinesscholarship and polemic admirably in its project of situating andredirecting postcolonial studies today. It is a major work, markinga turning-point in thinking and research in the field."Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, Nehru Memorial Library, NewDelhi "Steadfastly avoiding the glib formulas and fashionable notionswith which Eng Lit is now awash, Young gives us instead ameticulously researched, soberly detailed set of histories - ofclassical European colonialism, international socialism, and arange of nationalist movements from China and Egypt to Cuba andAlgeria. The result is a timely portrait of the various unsavouryways in which the West has sought cynically to derail emancipationof others while prating piously of its own liberties." TerryEagleton, Times Literary Supplement "Young (Oxford) offers a panoramic view of the political andintellectual origins of postcolonial thought. Young helpfullysynthesizes a great deal of material. In addition to the canonicaltopics, he covers some that are neglected by most scholars. Highlyrecommended for upper-division undergraduates through faculty."Choice "Young does a brilliant job in laying the foundations for thefurther understanding of this urgent dilemma." Times HigherEducation Supplement
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