I enjoyed this one so much that i fully intend to read young longer book also entitled postcolonialism. An historical introduction is the way in which young for the first time traces, in great detail, the historical origins of postcolonialism to the anticolonial. The reality, though, is that the world today is a world of inequality, and much of the difference. A fellow of the british academy, he is one of the pioneers of the study of postcolonial literatures and their cultures, founded on an abiding interest in. List of books and articles about postcolonialism online. Young postcolonialism a very short introduction oxjord university press. Oxpord university press great clarendon street, oxford ox2 6dp. A fellow of the british academy, he is one of the pioneers of the study of postcolonial literatures and their cultures, founded on an abiding interest in marginalized peoples and occluded histories.
This very short introduction discusses both the history and key debates of postcolonialism, and considers its importance as a means of changing the way we think about the world. Postcolonialism s concerns are centred on geographic zones of intensity that have remained largely invisible, but. Next to his name and picture are his accomplishments that include. It helped me in encouraging my students to think differently about their receieved knowledge of history and contemporary politics. Robert young provides a wideranging analysis of postcolonial theorys emergence from anticolonial movements in europe, africa, asia, and latin america, tracing the development of a transnational thirdworld countermodernity through the work of major figures of the freedom struggles, including cabral, connolly, fanon, gandhi, guevara, nkrumah. It uses a montage of witness statements, reflections, profiles of key figures and relevant statistics to build our understanding of the field of postcolonialism. Postcolonialism intersects with the study of the nationstate and emergent nationalism. Postcolonialisms concerns are centred on geographic zones of intensity that have remained largely invisible, but which prompt or involve questions of history, ethnicity, complex cultural identities and questions of representation, of refugees, emigration and immigration, of. Young examines the key strategies that postcolonial. Young is professor of english and critical theory at oxford university and a fellow of wadham college. This innovative and lively book is quite unlike any other introduction to postcolonialism. Postcolonial remains robert jc young responses to the essays by dipesh chakrabarty and robert young will appear in the next issue of new literary history w hat remains of the postcolonial.
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Young and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Robert young provides a wideranging analysis of postcolonial theorys emergence from anticolonial movements in europe, africa, asia, and latin america, tracing the development of a transnational thirdworld countermodernity through the work of major figures of the freedom struggles, including cabral, connolly, fanon, gandhi, guevara, nkrumah, mao, mariategui, and senghor, and through the roles played by women activists. Postcolonialism criticizes both the western domination and the imposition of a global economic system of structural inequality. I highly recommned this nice readers to teachers and students. I thank robert young and looking forward to reading. Young is no stranger to theory and he ends his book again with a section devoted to postcolonial criticism.
Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this. Postcolonialism claim alls peopl the righte on thi ofs earth to the same material and cultural wellbeing. Intended as an introduction to postcolonialism for the general reader, the book is written in a highly accessible style and unorthodox format, mixing history with fiction, cultural analysis with moments of poetic intensity that stage and evoke postcolonial experience rather than merely describe it. This key new introduction, by one of the leading exponents in the field, explains in clear and accessible language the historical and theoretical origins of. Writing history and the west 1990, colonial desire. This book is completely different in scope from any other introduction to postcolonialism. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If there is one book you want to have on postcolonialism, this is it. The title of this book is postcolonialism and it was written by robert j. Young is julius silver professor of english and comparative literature at new york university, usa. Robert young examines the political, social, and cultural aftereffects of decolonization by presenting.
Website of the postcolonial studies project, new york university. Hybridity in culture, theory and race routledge, 1995, and postcolonialism. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Young is professor of english and critical theory at oxford university and a fellow of wadham college, oxford. I used this excellent, little book in an introdcutory course on postcolonialism.
I highly recommned this nice readers to teachers and students of postcolonialism. It was published by wileyblackwell and has a total of 510 pages in the book. Expanding on themes first visited in his colonial desires and white mythologies, young has given readers an insightful analysis of the ways in which anticolonial struggles inspired and shaped new forms of knowledge that, for young, constituted a. An historical introduction is a magnum opus covering the entire field of postcolonial study from colonialism, imperialism, neocolonialism to postcolonialism. Young has made a major contribution to the field of postcolonial studies with this lucid, wideranging and compelling synthesis. Since the early 1980s, postcolonialism has developed a body of writing that attempts to. Robert youngs short introduction to postcolonialism takes a bottomup approach to the world. An historical introduction is, as suggested by the title, an overview of the development of postcolonial thought. A fellow of the british academy, he is one of the pioneers of the study of postcolonial literatures and their cultures, founded on an abiding interest in marginalized peoples and. Postcolonialism an historical introduction, anniversary. If you are interested in postcolonialism, you will definitely find this book useful.
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