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PEARSON INDIA Postcolonial Literature An Introduction by Nayar
Description
Postcolonial writing originating from Africa, Asia, andSouth America in the mid-twentieth century has constantly examined, negotiated with, and reacted to the overarching experience ofcolonial subjugation. This book, in its seven thematicallyorganized chapters, lucidly elucidates complex concepts andformulations of postcolonial literature and theory and criticallyanalyses their various dimensions with relevant examples fromcontemporary postcolonial writing. The book would also appeal tothe general reader aiming to gain a thorough understanding of thefundamental themes and discourses of postcolonial literature.
Colonialism, Postcoloniality, Postcolonialism
History
Nation
Gender
Queer
Hybridity, Diaspora, Cosmopolitanism
Form
Pramod K. Nayar teaches at the Department of English, University of Hyderabad. His most recent publications include English Writing and India, 1600-1920: Colonizing Aesthetics(2008), The Great Uprising: India, 1857 (2007), and Reading Culture: Theory, Praxis, Politics (2006).