De-Scribing Empire - Post-Colonialism and Textuality

Informationen zum Autor Alan Lawson, Chris Tiffin Klappentext De-Scribing Empire is a stunning collection of first-class essays. Collectively they examine the formative role of books, writing and textuality in imperial control and the fashioning of colonial world-views. The volume as a whole puts forward strategies for understanding and neutralising that control, and as such is a major contribution to the field. It will be invaluable for students in post-colonialist criticism. Zusammenfassung A stunning collection of first-class essays examining the formative role of books, writing and textuality in imperial control and the fashioning of colonial world-views. Helpful and important reading for students of post-colonial criticism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors: Stephen Slemon, Bill Ashcroft, Chris Prentice, Terry Collits, Gareth Griffiths, John Coetzee, Helen Gilbert, Jo-Ann Wallace, Simon Ryan, Bridget Orr, Robert Dixon, Howard McNaughton, Fiona Giles, Sue Thomas, Paul Sharrad

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alan Lawson, Alan Tiffin Lawson, Chris Tiffin, Chris Lawson Tiffin
• Con la collaborazione di: Alan Lawson (Editore), Lawson Alan (Editore), Chris Tiffin (Editore), Tiffin Chris (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.08.1994
• EAN: 9780415105477
• ISBN: 978-0-415-10547-7
• Pagine: 268
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; History, Popular Culture, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Humanities, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, National liberation and independence, Literary studies: postcolonial literature