{"product_id":"gayatri-chakravorty-spivak-9780415229357","title":"Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGayatri Chakravorty Spivak offers an overtly political challenge to the way we think about literature and culture. As she highlights the many legacies of colonialism, she re-defines the ethical horizons of contemporary critical thought. This volume focuses on her key theoretical concepts, intellectual context and critical reception, providing an accessible introduction to one of the most important thinkers of our time.\u003cbr\u003eStephen Morton introduces Spivak''s crucial work through an analysis of such issues as:\u003cbr\u003e* methodology and Spivak''s ''difficult'' style\u003cbr\u003e* deconstructive strategies\u003cbr\u003e* third world women, the concept of the ''subaltern'' and the critique of western feminism\u003cbr\u003e* re-reading Marx for the global capitalist era\u003cbr\u003e* Spivak''s contribution to colonial discourse studies and postcolonial theory.\u003cbr\u003eHaving examined the ways in which Spivak has transformed contemporary cultural theory, and in particular feminist and postcolonial thought, Morton concludes with a guide to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is a provocative book of fundamental significance.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eTransaction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Marcuse shows himself to be one of the most radical and forceful thinkers of his time.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries Editor's Preface  Why Spivak?  Key Ideas 1. Theory, Politics and the Question of Style 2. Setting Deconstruction to Work  3. Learning from the Subaltern  4. Third World Women and Western Feminist Thought 5. Materialism and Value 6. Colonialism, Postcolonialism and the Literary Text  After Spivak Further Reading","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018119086423,"sku":"9780415229357","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415229357.jpg?v=1750775690","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gayatri-chakravorty-spivak-9780415229357","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}