Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0192801821
- ISBN-13
- 9780192801821
- Series
- Postcolonialism
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 180
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-06-26
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Robert Young, Robert J. C. Young
Description
An innovative and lively account of both the history and key debates in postcolonialism. Robert Young situates it in a wide cultural context, discussing its importance as an historical condition, and as a means of changing the way that we think about the world.
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