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The decolonization of imagination : culture, knowledge, and power /

The Decolonization of Imagination paves the way for a truly global cultural politics. Acknowledging that both the West and the former colonized have been shaped by colonial imaginaries, the book explores a wide range of cultural decolonization strategies. A distinguished cast of contributors, from b...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Pieterse,Jan Nederveen & Parekh,Bhikhu ( Editors)
Format: Printed Book
Udgivet: Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Summary:The Decolonization of Imagination paves the way for a truly global cultural politics. Acknowledging that both the West and the former colonized have been shaped by colonial imaginaries, the book explores a wide range of cultural decolonization strategies. A distinguished cast of contributors, from both North and South, looks at the relations between culture and power, domination and the imagination in a variety of contexts.
This important contribution to post-colonial theory will be essential reading for all students and academics in cultural studies, literary studies, political and social theory and development studies.
Emne beskrivelse:Chiefly rev. papers originally presented at a conference held 1991 in Amsterdam.
Fysisk beskrivelse:x, 246 p. ;
ISBN:1856492796
185649280X (pb)