Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts

By Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin, et al.

Book Overview

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:

Cosmopolitanism Development Fundamentalism Nostalgia Post-colonial cinema Sustainability Trafficking World Englishes.

Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts remains an essential guide for anyone studying this vibrant field.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415661919
• ISBN13: 9780415661911
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent reference book on postcolonialist theory!

This book literally got me through my MA Thesis. Not only does it have thorough introductions to complex theories (without being books unto themselves), but there is enough cross-referencing to make even the more advanced theories more understandable.

Post-colonial studies: the key concepts by Ashcroft et al.

This second edition of Post-colonial Studies was updated in 2007 and is essential for anyone interested in Post-colonial or subaltern studies. The authors are synonymous with this field of study and have written extensively on this subject. Post-colonial Studies' encylopedic format makes the contents easily accessible. Each entry is comprehensive but concise and includes a list of recent literature for further reading. Recommended for tertiary students.