John McLeod

Beginning postcolonialism

Second edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Beginning Postcolonialism is a vital resource for those taking undergraduate courses in postcolonial studies for the first time and has become an established international best-seller in the field. In this fully revised and updated second edition, John McLeod introduces the major areas of concern in a clear, accessible and organised fashion. -- .

Produktdetails

• Beginnings
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780719078583
• ISBN-10: 071907858X
• Artikelnr.: 28578340

Autorenporträt

John McLeod is Reader in Postcolonial and Diaspora Literatures at the School of English, University of Leeds, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Preface to the second edition Introduction 1. From
'Commonwealth' to 'Postcolonial' 2. Reading colonial discourses 3.
Nationalist representations 4. The nation in question 5. Re-reading and
re-writing English literature 6. Postcolonialism and feminism 7. Diaspora
identities 8. The limits of postcolonialism? Appendix: 'The Overland Mail
(foot-service to the hills)' (Rudyard Kipling) Further reading Index