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Drawing on texts from the writings of Fanon and Orwell to Ali G. and The Office, After Empire, Paul Gilroy explores Britain's failure to come to terms with the loss of its empire and pre-eminent global standing.

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'This is a work of startling range, insight and originality' - Stephen Howe, The Independent

'[A] perceptive book.' - Andy Beckett, The Guardian



Table of Contents

Part 1: The Planet 1. Race and the Right to be Human 2. Cosmopolitanism Contested Part 2: Albion 3. Has it Come to This? 4. The Negative Dialectics of Conviviality

After Empire Melancholia or Convivial Culture

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
      Publication Date: 9/23/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780415343084, 978-0415343084
      ISBN10: 0415343089
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on texts from the writings of Fanon and Orwell to Ali G. and The Office, After Empire, Paul Gilroy explores Britain's failure to come to terms with the loss of its empire and pre-eminent global standing.

      Trade Review

      'This is a work of startling range, insight and originality' - Stephen Howe, The Independent

      '[A] perceptive book.' - Andy Beckett, The Guardian



      Table of Contents

      Part 1: The Planet 1. Race and the Right to be Human 2. Cosmopolitanism Contested Part 2: Albion 3. Has it Come to This? 4. The Negative Dialectics of Conviviality

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