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  • Postcolonialism

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Robert J. C. Young ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both the history and key debates of postcolonialism, and considers its importance as a means of changing the way we think about the world. Robert J. C. Young examines the key strategies that postcolonial ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Postcolonialism

    An Historical Introduction

    by Robert J. C. Young ...
    This seminal work—now available in a 15th anniversary edition with a new preface—is a thorough introduction to the historical and theoretical origins of postcolonial theory.Provides a clearly written and wide-ranging account of postcolonialism, empire, imperialism, and colonialism, written by one of the leading scholars on the topicDetails the history of anti-colonial movements and their leaders ... Read more

    $44.00 USD

  • Empire, Colony, Postcolony

    by Robert J. C. Young ...
    Empire, Colony, Postcolony provides a clear exposition of the historical, political and ideological dimensions of colonialism, imperialism, and postcolonialism, with clear explanations of these categories, which relate their histories to contemporary political issues. The book analyzes major concepts and explains the meaning of key terms.The first book to introduce the main historical and cultural ... Read more

    $26.00 USD

  • Colonial Desire

    Hybridity in Theory, Culture and Race

    by Robert J. C. Young ...
    The language of contemporary cultural theory shows remarkable similarities with the patterns of thought which characterised Victorian racial theory. Far from being marked by a separation from the racialised thinking of the past, Colonial Desire shows we are operating in complicity with historical ways of viewing 'the other', both sexually and racially.Colonial Desire is a controversial and bracing ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • White Mythologies

    by Robert J.C. Young ...
    We must, many now argue, `get back' to history. but which one? History has always been a problematical concept in Western theory, particularly for Marxism. In the wake of postmodernism, its status has become ever less certain. Is it possible to write history that avoids the trap of Eurocentrism? Robert Young's investigation of 'the history of History', from Hegel and Marx to Althusser and Foucault ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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    Postcolonialism

    A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

    by Robert J.C. Young ...
    Narrated by David Vickery ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 53 min

    Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both the history and key debates of postcolonialism, and considers its importance as a means of changing the way we think about the world.Robert J. C. Young examines the key strategies that postcolonial ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Racism: A Very Short Introduction

    by Ali Rattansi ...
    From subtle discrimination in everyday life and scandals in politics, to incidents like lynchings in the American South, cultural imperialism, and 'ethnic cleansing', racism exists in many different forms, in almost every facet of society. But what actually is race? How has racism come to be so firmly established? Why do so few people actually admit to being racist? How are race, ethnicity, and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Globalizations and Social Movements

    Culture, Power, and the Transnational Public Sphere

    Edited by John Guidry, Michael D. Kennedy, Mayer Zald ...
    Globalization is a set of processes that are weakening national boundaries. Both transnational and local social movements develop to resist the processes of globalization--migration, economic interdependence, global media coverage of events and issues, and intergovernmental relations. Globalization not only spurs the creation of social movements, but affects the way many social movements are ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Between Sex and Power

    Family in the World 1900-2000

    by Göran Therborn ...
    Series series International Library of Sociology
    The institution of the family changed hugely during the course of the twentieth century. In this major new work, Göran Therborn provides a global history and sociology of the family as an institution and of politics within the family, focusing on three dimensions of family relations: on the rights and powers of fathers and husbands; on marriage, cohabitation and extra-marital sexuality; and on ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Studies

    Edited by Graham Huggan ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Studies provides a comprehensive overview of the latest scholarship in postcolonial studies, while also considering possible future developments in the field. Original chapters written by a worldwide team of contritbuors are organised into five cross-referenced sections, 'The Imperial Past', 'The Colonial Present', 'Theory and Practice', 'Across the Disciplines' ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies

    Edited by Neil Lazarus ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies, first published in 2004, offers a lucid introduction and overview of one of the most important strands in recent literary theory and cultural studies. The volume aims to introduce readers to key concepts, methods, theories, thematic concerns, and contemporary debates in the field. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, contributors explain ... Read more

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  • Gender Ironies of Nationalism

    Sexing the Nation

    Edited by Tamar Mayer ...
    This book provides a unique social science reading on the construction of nation, gender and sexuality and on the interactions among them. It includes international case studies from Indonesia, Ireland, former Yugoslavia, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Australia, the USA, Turkey, China, India and the Caribbean. The contributors offer both the masculine and feminine perspective, exposing how nations are ... Read more

    $79.99 USD