Colonial and postcolonial literature : migrant metaphors /

Praised as an indispensable, uniquely inclusive study of the field, Colonial and Postcolonial Literature is the definitive, founding introduction to the exciting growth area of colonial and postcolonial writing in English. It combines a broad-ranging, contextualising narrative situating key developm...

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Main Author: Boehmer, Elleke, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:Praised as an indispensable, uniquely inclusive study of the field, Colonial and Postcolonial Literature is the definitive, founding introduction to the exciting growth area of colonial and postcolonial writing in English. It combines a broad-ranging, contextualising narrative situating key developments in imperial and postcolonial history, with theoretically astute close readings of key texts that illuminate important concepts and definitions, including 'writing back' and. 'mimicry'. This revised edition includes a new chapter surveying postcolonialism in the twenty-first century and a fully.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-342) and index.
ISBN:9780191531095
019153109X
9786610904846
6610904847
1280904844
9781280904844
0199253714
9780199253715