"Postcolonialism offers challenging and provocative ways of thinking about colonial and neocolonial power, about self and other, and about the discourses that perpetuate postcolonial inequality and violence. Much of the seminal work in postcolonialism has been shaped by currents in philosophy, notably Marxism and ethics. ""Understanding Postcolonialism"" examines the philosophy of postcolonialism in order to reveal the often conflicting systems of thought which underpin it. In so doing, the book presents a reappraisal of the major postcolonial thinkers of the twentieth century.
Ranging beyond the narrow selection of theorists to which the field is often restricted, the book explores the work of Fanon and Sartre, Gandhi, Nandy, and the Subaltern Studies Group, Foucault and Said, Derrida and Bhabha, Khatibi and Glissant, and Spivak, Mbembe and Mudimbe. A clear and accessible introduction to the subject, ""Understanding Postcolonialism"" reveals how, almost half a century after decolonisation, the complex relation between politics and ethics continues to shape postcolonial thought."
By:
Jane Hiddleston
Imprint: Acumen Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781844651603
ISBN 10: 1844651606
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 March 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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College/higher education
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Primary
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Fanon and Sartre: colonial Manichaeism and the call to arms; Chapter 3 Decolonization, community, nationalism: Gandhi, Nandy and the Subaltern Studies Collective; Chapter 4 Foucault and Said: colonial discourse and Orientalism; Chapter 5 Derrida and Bhabha: self, other and postcolonial ethics; Chapter 6 Khatibi and Glissant: postcolonial ethics and the return to place; Chapter 7 Ethics with politics? Spivak, Mudimbe, Mbembe; Chapter 8 Conclusion: neocolonialism and the future of the discipline;
Jane Hiddleston is Lecturer in French at University of Oxford and Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.
Reviews for Understanding Postcolonialism
Essential reading for all scholars and students in the postcolonial field. A concise and timely introduction to the philosophical underpinnings of anti-colonial and postcolonial criticism and a significant intervention in the field. - Charles Forsdick, University of Liverpool A fresh and lucid presentation of major strands in postcolonial thought from Gandhi onward, including a clear presentation for the non-expert of the poststructuralist philosophical background necessary for understanding current debates. - Lynda Lange, University of Toronto
