The Cambridge companion to postcolonial literary studies / edited by Neil Lazarus.

Other author Lazarus, Neil, 1953-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxvi, 301 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Postcolonialism in literature.
Decolonization in literature.
Postcolonialism.
Criticism--History. --20th century.

Variant title Postcolonial literary studies
SeriesCambridge companions to literature
Cambridge companions to literature.
Contents Introducing postcolonial studies / Neil Lazarus -- Social and Historical Context -- The global dispensation since 1945 / Neil Lazarus -- Anti-colonialism, national liberation, and postcolonial nation formation / Tamara Sivanandan -- The institutionalization of postcolonial studies / Benita Parry -- The Shape of the Field -- Postcolonial literature in the western literary canon / John Marx -- Poststructuralism and postcolonial discourse / Simon Gikandi -- From development to globalization: postcolonial studies and globalization theory / Timothy Brennan -- Reading subaltern history / Pryiamvada Gopal -- Temporality and postcolonial critique / Keya Ganguly -- Sites of Engagement -- Nationalism and postcolonial studies / Laura Chrisman -- Feminism in/and postcolonialism / Deepika Bahri -- Latin American postcolonial studies and global decolonization / Fernando Coronil -- Migrancy, hybridity and postcolonial literary studies / Andew Smith.
Local noteLittle-348026--305131054224U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 262-291) and index.
LCCN 2004040754
ISBN0521826942 (hardback)
ISBN9780521826945 (hardback)
ISBN0521534186 (pbk.)
ISBN9780521534185 (pbk.)