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Beginning 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. -- .

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Acknowledgements
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

Beginning Postcolonialism

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      Publisher Manchester University Press
      Published 1 July 2010
      ISBN-13 9780719078583
      978-0719078583
      ISBN-10 071907858X
      Also in:
      Biography Essays History National liberation and independence

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Beginning 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 Contents

      Acknowledgements
      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

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