224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Postcolonialism offers challenging and provocative ways of thinking about colonial and neocolonial power, about self and other, and about the discourses that perpetuate postcolonial inequality and violence. Much of the seminal work in postcolonialism has been shaped by currents in philosophy, notably Marxism and ethics. "Understanding Postcolonialism" examines the philosophy of postcolonialism in... Read more
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Fanon and Sartre: Colonial Manichaeism and the Call to Arms 3. Decolonisation, Community, Nationalism: Gandhi, Nandy, and the Subaltern Studies Collective 4. Foucault and Said: Colonial Discourse and Orientalism 5. Derrida and Bhabha: Self, Other, and Postcolonial Ethics 6. Khatibi and Glissant: Postcolonial Ethics and the Return to Place 7. Ethics with Politics? Spivak, Mudimbe, Mbembe 8. Conclusion: Neocolonialism and the Future of the Discipline Questions for discussion and revision Guide to further reading Bibliography Index
Biography
Jane Hiddleston
