Politics of Postcolonialism - Empire, Nation and Resistance

Informationen zum Autor Rumina Sethi is a Professor in the department of English and Cultural Studies at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. She is the author of The Politics of Postcolonialism (Pluto, 2011). She was awarded the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in 2006. Klappentext "Returning to the origins of the discipline, Rumina Sethi identifies postcolonial studies as a tool for political protest and activism among people of the third world. Using a sophisticated mix of spatial theory and local politics, she examines the uneven terrain of contemporary anti-capitalism and political upsurges in Africa, Asia and Latin America, exploring postcolonial politics, dissent and resistance. Her analysis shows that as the traditional means of direct political control have largely lost their hold, postcolonial cultures, now dominated by neoliberalism, are seeking fresh ways to express their discontent. This original and persuasive work frees the discipline from its current preoccupation with hybridity and multiculturalism, giving students of politics, cultural studies and international relations a new perspective on postcolonialism"--Publisher's description, p. (4) of cover. Zusammenfassung An argument for returning postcolonial studies to its roots as a tool for political activism among people of the third world

Product details

• Authors: Rumina Sethi, Sethi Rumina
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.04.2011
• EAN: 9780745323633
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-2363-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Globalization, Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence