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Author Edwards, Justin D., 1970-

Title Postcolonial literature / Justin D. Edwards ; consultant editor: Nicolas Tredell.

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
LOCATION CALL # STATUS
 MU Ellis  PR9080 .E39 2008    NOT CHECKED OUT
 UMSL TJ LEVEL 4  PR9080 .E39 2008    NOT CHECKED OUT
Description xii, 204 pages ; 23 cm
Contents Postcoloniality -- Difference -- Language -- Orality -- Rewriting -- Violence -- Travel -- Maps -- Gender -- Queer -- Haunting -- Memory -- Hybridity -- Diaspora -- Globalization.
Summary "This Guide analyses the criticism of English-language literature from the major regions of the postcolonial world. Criticism on works by writers such as Jean Rhys, V.S. Naipaul and Salman Rushdie is discussed to illustrate the themes and concepts essential to an understanding of postcolonial literature and the development of criticism in the field."--BOOK JACKET.
Table of Contents
 Introduction1
Ch. 1Postcoloniality9
Ch. 2Difference17
Ch. 3Language28
Ch. 4Orality40
Ch. 5Rewriting51
Ch. 6Violence62
Ch. 7Travel74
Ch. 8Maps85
Ch. 9Gender96
Ch. 10Queer107
Ch. 11Haunting118
Ch. 12Memory129
Ch. 13Hybridity139
Ch. 14Diaspora150
Ch. 15Globalization160
 Conclusion171
 Notes173
 Bibliography186
 Index198
Series Title Readers' guides to essential criticism.
Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-197) and index.
Subjects Commonwealth literature (English) -- History and criticism.
Postcolonialism -- English-speaking countries.
Literature and society -- Commonwealth countries -- History -- 20th century.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Decolonization in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Other Authors Tredell, Nicolas.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
ISBN 9780230506732 (alk. paper)
9780230506749 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard Number GBA847553 bnb
014566413 Uk
LC Control Number 2008021072
OCLC/WorldCat Number 214306150
181601050
181601119