Beginning postcolonialism
By: John McLeod.
Series: Beginnings; Beginnings (Manchester, England)
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Manchester, U.K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Commonwealth literature (English) -- History and criticism; English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Postcolonialism -- Commonwealth countries; Postcolonialism in literature; Imperialism in literature; Colonies in literature; Commonwealth countries -- In literature; Developing countries -- In literature
Description: This work provides an overview of the emergence of postcolonialism as a discipline and examines its important critical writings. In particular, it demonstrates how many of the ideas and concepts can be applied when reading texts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-268) and index.