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This groundbreaking book makes sense of the complexities and dynamics of post-colonial politics, illustrating how post-colonial theory has marginalised a huge part of its constituency, namely Africa.Politics and Post-Colonial Theory traces how African identity has been constituted and reconstituted by examining issues such as:* negritude* the rise of nationalism* decolonisation.The book also questions how helpful post-colonial analysis can be in understanding the complexities which define institutions including:* the nation-state* civil society* human r
Africa - Politics and government - 1960-. --- Democratization. --- Postcolonialism. --- Africa --- Politics and government --- Democratization --- Postcolonialism
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Said, Edward W. --- 82:32 --- Literatuur en politiek --- 82:32 Literatuur en politiek --- Criticism --- Politics and literature --- Literature --- Literature and politics --- Political aspects --- Said, Edward Wadie --- Aiḍvarḍ Saʻīd --- Saʻīd, Aiḍvarḍ --- Saʻīd, Idwārd W. --- Saidŭ --- Sayide, Aidehua --- סעיד, אדוארד --- سعيد، إدوارد --- سعيد، إدوارد و. --- سعيد، ادورد --- 薩依德艾德華 --- Said, Eduardo --- Colonial studies --- Imperialism --- Orientalism
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Edward Said is perhaps best known as the author of the landmark study Orientalism, a book which changed the face of critical theory and shaped the emerging field of post-colonial studies, and for his controversial journalism on the Palestinian political situation.Looking at the context and the impact of Said's scholarship and journalism, this book examines Said's key ideas, including: the significance of 'worldliness', 'amateurism', 'secular criticism', 'affiliation' and 'contrapuntal reading' the place of text and critic in 'the world' knowledge, power and the construction of the 'Other' links between culture and imperialism exile, identity and the plight of Palestine a new chapter looking at Said's later work and style This popular guide has been fully updated and revised in a new edition, suitable for readers approaching Said's work for the first time as well as those already familiar with the work of this important theorist. The result is the ideal guide to one of the twentieth century's most engaging critical thinkers.
Sociolinguistics --- Said, Edward W. --- Criticism --- Politics and literature. --- Political aspects.
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