A companion to postcolonial studies
By: edited by Henry Schwarz and Sangeeta Ray.
Contributors: Schwarz, Henry.; Ray, Sangeeta.
Series: Blackwell companions in cultural studies ;; 2
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 598
Subjects: Postcolonialism.
Description: "Ranging widely over the major themes, regions, theories, and practices of postcolonial study today, the volume presents original essays by the leading proponents of postcolonial study in the Americas, Europe, India, Africa, and East and West Asia.

Their contributions provide clear introductions to the major social and political movements underlying colonization and decolonization, accessible histories of the literature and culture in the separate regions affected by European colonization, and introductory essays on the major thinkers and intellectual schools that have informed strategies of national liberation worldwide.".

"This volume provides a summary of the long history and theory of modern European colonization in local detail and global scale."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.