Postcolonialism: An Historical Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 1118896866
- ISBN-13
- 9781118896860
- Series
- Postcolonialism
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 536
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-10-12
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Robert J. C. Young
Description
This seminal work—now available in a 15th anniversary edition with a new preface—is a thorough introduction to the historical and theoretical origins of postcolonial theory. Provides a clearly written and wide-ranging account of postcolonialism, empire, imperialism, and colonialism, written by one of the leading scholars on the topic Details the history of anti-colonial movements and their leaders around the world, from Europe and Latin America to Africa and Asia Analyzes the ways in which freedom struggles contributed to postcolonial discourse by producing fundamental ideas about the relationship between non-western and western societies and cultures Offers an engaging yet accessible style that will appeal to scholars as well as introductory students
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