Post-Colonial Transformation

Zusatztext 'Ashcroft's latest book provides interesting reading on hybridity and cross cultural diffucsion' - Rumina Sethi, Spectrum Informationen zum Autor Bill Ashcroft teaches at the University of New South Wales. Klappentext In his new book, Bill Ashcroft gives us a revolutionary view of the ways in which post-colonial societies have responded to colonial control. The most comprehensive analysis of major features of post-colonial studies ever compiled, "Post-Colonial Transformation": * demonstrates how widespread the strategy of transformation has been * investigates political and literary resistance * examines the nature of post-colonial societies' engagement with imperial language, history, allegory, and place * offers radical new perspectives in post-colonial theory in principles of habitation and horizonality. "Post-Colonial Transformation" breaks new theoretical ground while demonstrating the relevance of a wide range of theoretical practices, and extending the exploration of topics fundamentally important to the field of post-colonial studies. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive analysis of the major features of post-colonial studies presents a revolutionary view of how post-colonial societies have responded to colonial control. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 Resistance; Chapter 2 Interpolation; Chapter 3 Language; Chapter 4 History; Chapter 5 Allegory; Chapter 6 Place; Chapter 7 Habitation; Chapter 8 Horizon; Chapter 9 Globalization; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bill Ashcroft
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.01.2001
• EAN: 9780415238298
• ISBN: 978-0-415-23829-8
• Pagine: 256
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Colonialism and imperialism, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary theory, Sociology and anthropology, National liberation and independence, Literary studies: postcolonial literature