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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-10111878104X

ISBN-139781118781043

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038709634

Product Key Features

Book TitlePostcolonial Studies Dictionary

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicGeneral, Semiotics & Theory, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism

GenreLiterary Criticism, Political Science, Literary Collections

AuthorPramod K. Nayar

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight10.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2015-004076

Reviews"Pramod Nayar's The Postcolonial Studies Dictionary , with its careful explication of concepts and terms associated with various forms of colonial discourses and postcolonial writing, serves the purpose of being both a ready-reference guide and a scholarly exposition of the theoretical frameworks of the "discipline" of postcolonial studies. Lavishly illustrated through citations from literary-cultural texts, the Dictionary maps the tradition of critical thought we know as postcolonialism while bringing it right up to the contemporary era's E-Empires, neocolonialism's anthropocene visuality and new forms of hybridity in the age of the digital. An eminently useable work."-- Senath Perera, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal809/.911

SynopsisThis new Dictionary features a thoughtfully collated collection of over 150 jargon-free definitions of key terms and concepts in postcolonial theory. Features a brief introduction to postcolonial theory and a list of suggested further reading that includes the texts in which many of these terms originated Each entry includes the origins of the term, where traceable; a detailed explanation of its perceived meaning; and examples of the term's use in literary-cultural texts Incorporates terms and concepts from multiple disciplines, including anthropology, literary studies, science, economics, globalization studies, politics, and philosophy Provides an ideal companion text to the forthcoming Postcolonial Studies: An Anthology , which is also edited by Pramod K. Nayar, a highly-respected authority in the field, The Postcolonial Studies Dictionary provides students with an essential resource for navigating the field of postcolonial theory. Each of the more than 150 entries includes the origins, where traceable, of a key term or concept; a detailed explanation of its perceived meaning and theoretical usaâ‰¥ and examples of literary and cultural texts where the term appears. Written by a respected scholar of postcolonialism, the Dictionary features a short introduction to postcolonial theory and a detailed list of suggested further reading, including the texts in which many of these terms originated. Written in clear, jargon-free prose, The Postcolonial Studies Dictionary helps students and scholars decode colonial and postcolonial texts., This new Dictionary features a thoughtfully collated collection of over 150 jargon-free definitions of key terms and concepts in postcolonial theory., This new Dictionary features a thoughtfully collated collection of over 150 jargon-free definitions of key terms and concepts in postcolonial theory. Features a brief introduction to postcolonial theory and a list of suggested further reading that includes the texts in which many of these terms originated Each entry includes the origins of the term, where traceabâ‰¤ a detailed explanation of its perceived meaning; and examples of the term's use in literary-cultural texts Incorporates terms and concepts from multiple disciplines, including anthropology, literary studies, science, economics, globalization studies, politics, and philosophy Provides an ideal companion text to the forthcoming Postcolonial Studies: An Anthology , which is also edited by Pramod K. Nayar, a highly-respected authority in the field

LC Classification NumberPN56.P555N38 2015