Orientalism and the Postcolonial Predicament
Subtitle: Perspectives on South Asia (New Cultural Studies)
Contributors: Carol A. Breckenridge (Editor); Peter Van Der Veer (Editor)
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: July 19, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780812214369
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Colonization & independence; Sociology; Foreign public opinion, Occide; History - General History; ASIA; India; South Asia; Asia - General; World - Post-Colonial Studies; History / Asia; History-World - Post-Colonial Studies; Congresses; Foreign public opinion, Occidental; Study and teaching
First sentence: Western theories of Asia reflect, to an important extent; power relations between western and Asian societies, and this connection calls for critical reflection.