Post-colonial Transformation

Paperback

Main Details

Title Post-colonial Transformation
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bill Ashcroft
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreColonialism and imperialism
National liberation, independence and post-colonialism
ISBN/Barcode 9780415238304
ClassificationsDewey:301.091724
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations black & white illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 11 January 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This work offers an alternative view of the ways in which post-colonial societies have responded to colonial control. This comprehensive analysis of the major features of post-colonial studies: 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; and offers new perspectives in post-colonial theory in principles of habitation and horizonality. This study aims to break new theoretical ground whilst 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.

Author Biography

Bill Ashcroft teaches at the University of New South Wales.

Reviews

'Ashcroft's latest book provides interesting reading on hybridity and cross cultural diffucsion' - Rumina Sethi, Spectrum