A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures - Continental Europe and its Empires (Edinburgh Companions to Literature and the Humanities)

A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures - Continental Europe and its Empires (Edinburgh Companions to Literature and the Humanities) image
ISBN-10:

0748644822

ISBN-13:

9780748644827

Edition: Reprint
Released: Sep 21, 2011
Format: Paperback, 688 pages
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Description:

Regional Editors: John Beverley, Charles Forsdick, Pierre-Philippe Fraiture, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Theo D'haen, Lars Jensen, Birthe Kundrus, Elizabeth Monasterios, Phillip Rothwell. Your complete reference to the postcolonial literatures of Continental European Empires. Written by expert scholars in the fields of postcolonial studies, the entries cover major events, ideas, movements and figures in postcolonial histories. The entries range from the first European overseas the first explorations, settlements and colonies right up to decolonisation. They highlight the relevance of colonial histories to the cultural, social, political and literary formations of contemporary postcolonial societies and nations.By outlining the historical contexts of postcolonial literatures, the companion unlocks contemporary debates about race, colonialism & neo-colonialism, politics, economics, culture and language.












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