210 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Postcolonial Theory is a ground-breaking critical introduction to the burgeoning field of postcolonial studies. Leela Gandhi is the first to clearly map out this field in terms of its wider philosophical and intellectual context, drawing important connections between postcolonial theory and poststructuralism, postmodernism, marxism and feminism. She assesses the contribution of major theorists... Read more
1 Introduction: after colonialism
2 Thinking otherwise: a brief intellectual history
3 Postcolonialism and the new humanities
4 Edward Said and his critics
5 Postcolonialism and feminism
6 Imagining community: the question of nationalism
7 One world: the vision of postnationalism
8 Postcolonial literatures
9 Conclusion: the limits of postcolonial theory
Bibliography
Index
2 Thinking otherwise: a brief intellectual history
3 Postcolonialism and the new humanities
4 Edward Said and his critics
5 Postcolonialism and feminism
6 Imagining community: the question of nationalism
7 One world: the vision of postnationalism
8 Postcolonial literatures
9 Conclusion: the limits of postcolonial theory
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Leela Gandhi lectures in the School of English at La Trobe University, Melbourne. She researches the cultural history of the Indo-British colonial encounter, and has published extensively in this area. She is joint editor of the journal Postcolonial Studies.
