The experience of colonization and the challenges of the post-colonial world have produced an explosion of new writing in English. This diverse and powerful body of literature has established a specific practice of colonial writing in cultures as diverse as India, Australia, the West Indies, Africa and Canada. This comprehensive study opens debates about the interrelationships of these literatures, investigates the powerful forces acting on language in the post-colonial text and shows how these texts constitute a radical critique of the assumptions underlying Eurocentric notions of literature and language.

The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures (New Accents)

Literature & Fiction

ASHCROFT, BILL

Griffiths, Gareth

Tiffin, Helen

History & Criticism

Routledge

Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

The experience of colonization and the challenges of a post-colonial world have produced an explosion of new writing in English. This diverse and powerful body of literature has established a specific practice of post-colonial writing in cultures as various as India, Australia, the West Indies and Canada, and has challenged both the traditional canon and dominant ideas of literature and culture. The Empire Writes Back was the first major theoretical account of a wide range of post-colonial texts and their relation to the larger issues of post-colonial culture, and remains one of the most significant works published in this field. The authors, three leading figures in post-colonial studies, open up debates about the interrelationships of post-colonial literatures, investigate the powerful forces acting on language in the post-colonial text, and show how these texts constitute a radical critique of Eurocentric notions of literature and language. This book is brilliant not only for its incisive analysis, but for its accessibility for readers new to the field. Now with an additional chapter and an updated bibliography, The Empire Writes Back is essential for contemporary post-colonial studies.

Postcolonial Ecocriticism: Literature, Animals, Environment

In Postcolonial Ecocriticism, Graham Huggan and Helen Tiffin examine relationships between humans, animals and the environment in postcolonial texts. Divided into two sections that consider the postcolonial first from an environmental and then a zoocritical perspective, the book looks at: <ul>
<li>narratives of development in postcolonial writing</li> <li>entitlement and belonging in the pastoral genre</li> <li>colonialist 'asset stripping' and the Christian mission</li> <li>the politics of eating and representations of cannibalism</li> <li>animality and spirituality</li> <li>sentimentality and anthropomorphism</li> <li>the place of the human and the animal in a 'posthuman' world. </li>
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Making use of the work of authors as diverse as J.M. Coetzee, Joseph Conrad, Daniel Defoe, Jamaica Kincaid and V.S. Naipaul, the authors argue that human liberation will never be fully achieved without challenging how human societies have constructed themselves in hierarchical relation to other human and nonhuman communities, and without imagining new ways in which these ecologically connected groupings can be creatively transformed.

Huggan, Graham

British & Irish

This best selling key guide, now in its second edition, provides an essential key to understanding the issues which characterize post-colonialism; explaining what it is, where it is encountered and why it is crucial in forging new cultural identities. As a subject, post-colonial studies stands at the intersection of debates about race, colonialism, gender, politics and language. Key topics covered include: <ul>
<li>Borderlands</li> <li>Transnational literatures</li> <li>Neo imperialism</li> <li>Neo liberalism</li> <li>Eco feminism.</li>
</ul> Post Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts is fully updated and cross referenced throughout. With additional further reading this book has everything for students and anyone keen to learn more about this fascinating subject.

Reference

This hugely popular A-Z guide provides a comprehensive overview of the issues which characterize post-colonialism: explaining what it is, where it is encountered and the crucial part it plays in debates about race, gender, politics, language and identity. For this third edition over thirty new entries have been added including: <ul>
<li>Cosmopolitanism</li> <li>Development</li> <li>Fundamentalism</li> <li>Nostalgia</li> <li>Post-colonial cinema</li> <li>Sustainability</li> <li>Trafficking</li> <li>World Englishes.</li> </ul> Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts remains an essential guide for anyone studying this vibrant field.

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The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures (New Accents)

Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures (New Accents)

The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures (New Accents)

Postcolonial Ecocriticism: Literature, Animals, Environment

Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)