Postcolonial criticism : history, theory and the work of fiction /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harrison, Nicholas
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Malden, MA, USA : Polity Press in association with Blackwell Publishers ; Blackwell Publishers, 2003.
Subjects:
Literature, Modern > 20th century > History and criticism.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Decolonization in literature.
Developing countries > Literatures > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • Postcolonial criticism and the work of fiction
  • 1. Colonialism and colonial discourse
  • Racism, realism and the question of historical context
  • "Race', reading and identification
  • Representation, representativity and 'minor' literatures
  • Writing and voice: women, nationalism and the literary self
  • Conclusion: Literature and the work of criticism
  • Afterword: Theory and relativism (Fanon's position).

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