
Postcolonial Studies
The Key Concepts
Routledge (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 22. January 2025
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-1-032-80594-8 (ISBN)
Description
Now in its fourth edition, this popular A-Z guide provides a comprehensive overview of the issues which characterize postcolonialism: explaining what it is, where it is encountered and the crucial part it plays in debates about race, gender, politics, language and identity.
Fully revised and updated, the fourth edition contains more than 30 new entries, including:
Anthropocene
Biopolitics
Decoloniality
Ecocriticism
Global South
Postcolonial sciences
Transnationalism.
With substantial updates to the further reading, Postcolonial Studies: The Key Concepts remains an essential guide for anyone studying this vibrant field.
Fully revised and updated, the fourth edition contains more than 30 new entries, including:
Anthropocene
Biopolitics
Decoloniality
Ecocriticism
Global South
Postcolonial sciences
Transnationalism.
With substantial updates to the further reading, Postcolonial Studies: The Key Concepts remains an essential guide for anyone studying this vibrant field.
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Series
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate Advanced and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
706 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-80594-8 (9781032805948)
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Bill Ashcroft | Gareth Griffiths | Helen Tiffin
Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts
The Key Concepts
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Persons
Bill Ashcroft is Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is a renowned critic and theorist, founding exponent of postcolonial theory, and author of 21 books and over 200 articles and chapters. He is co-editor of The Postcolonial Studies Reader (with Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin); he is also co-author of The Empire Writes Back (also with Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin), the first text to offer a systematic examination of the field of postcolonial studies.
Gareth Griffiths is Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. He is a pioneer in the field of postcolonial studies. He has also written extensively on African literatures and theatre. He has authored and edited 15 books and more than a hundred articles and chapters.
Helen Tiffin is Adjunct Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She has authored or edited 8 books and over 80 articles and chapters on postcolonial literatures, literary theory and animal and environmental subjects.
Gareth Griffiths is Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. He is a pioneer in the field of postcolonial studies. He has also written extensively on African literatures and theatre. He has authored and edited 15 books and more than a hundred articles and chapters.
Helen Tiffin is Adjunct Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She has authored or edited 8 books and over 80 articles and chapters on postcolonial literatures, literary theory and animal and environmental subjects.
Content
Introduction to the fourth edition
List of Key Concepts
THE KEY CONCEPTS
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index
List of Key Concepts
THE KEY CONCEPTS
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index