Description
Book SynopsisBeginning Postcolonialism is a vital resource for those taking undergraduate courses in postcolonial studies for the first time and has become an established international best-seller in the field. In this fully revised and updated second edition, John McLeod introduces the major areas of concern in a clear, accessible and organised fashion. -- .
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Preface to the second edition
Introduction
1. From ‘Commonwealth’ to ‘Postcolonial’
2. Reading colonial discourses
3. Nationalist representations
4. The nation in question
5. Re-reading and re-writing English literature
6. Postcolonialism and feminism
7. Diaspora identities
8. The limits of postcolonialism?
Appendix: ‘The Overland Mail (foot-service to the hills)’ (Rudyard Kipling)
Further reading
Index
