In Theory - Nations, Classes, Literatures

Zusatztext “An important book.”— Choice “An erudite and brilliant work—one of the few books in recent years on politics! and literature! which deserves to be taken completely seriously.”— Guardian “A brilliant polemic which remorselessly undoes some Western illusions about post-colonial societies.”— Times Literary Supplement “A sustained and searching polemic. Ahmad’s voice is one of the most important in the current critical debate.”— Financial Times Informationen zum Autor Aijaz Ahmad is a renowned cultural theorist who has taught in several western and Indian universities. A frequent contributor to Frontline magazine, he currently lives in New Delhi. Klappentext After theSecond World War, nationalism emerged as the principle expression ofresistance to Western imperialism in a variety of regions from theIndian subcontinent to Africa, to parts of Latin America and thePacific Rim. With the Bandung Conference and the formation of theNon-Aligned Movement, many of Europe's former colonies banded togetherto form a common bloc, aligned with neither the advanced capitalist First World nor with the socialist Second World. Zusammenfassung A controversial overturning of post-colonial cultural criticism.

Product details

• Authors: Ahmad Aijaz, Ahmad Aijaz
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.2008
• EAN: 9781844672134
• ISBN: 978-1-84467-213-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 195 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Radical Thinkers; Radical Thinkers Set 03
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general