On Post-Colonial Futures: Transformations of a Colonial Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0826452264
- ISBN-13
- 9780826452269
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 170
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-10-23
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Bill Ashcroft
Description
Proposes a radical view of the influence that colonised societies have had on their former colonisers. In this work, Ashcroft extends the arguments posed in The Empire Writes Back to investigate the transformative effects of post-colonial resistance and the continuing relevance of colonial struggle. Author from UNSW.
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