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.
Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Bill AshcroftEAN: 9780415238304COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 470 gHEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis LtdDATE PUBLISHED: 2001-01-11CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / GeneralWIDTH: 138 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Global South / Developing countries, Sociology and anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation and independence
'Ashcroft's latest book provides interesting reading on hybridity and cross cultural diffucsion' - Rumina Sethi, Spectrum
Bill Ashcroft teaches at the University of New South Wales.
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.
Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Bill AshcroftEAN: 9780415238304COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 470 gHEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis LtdDATE PUBLISHED: 2001-01-11CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / GeneralWIDTH: 138 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Global South / Developing countries, Sociology and anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation and independence