200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
Paul Gilroy's After Empire - in many ways a sequel to his classic study of race and nation, There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack - explores Britain's failure to come to terms with the loss of its empire and pre-eminent global standing.
Drawing on texts from the writings of Fanon and Orwell to Ali G. and The Office , After Empire shows that what we make of the country's postcolonial... Read more
Part 1: The Planet 1. Race and the Right to be Human 2. Cosmopolitanism Contested Part 2: Albion 3. Has it Come to This? 4. The Negative Dialectics of Conviviality
Biography
Paul Gilroy is a leading figure in international cultural studies. He is Chair of the Department of African-American Studies at Yale. Previously he was Professor of Sociology and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths. His book There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack is now a Routledge classic.
'This is a work of startling range, insight and originality' - Stephen Howe, The Independent
'[A] perceptive book.' - Andy Beckett, The Guardian
