03976nam 2200541 450 991079419590332120210709160523.01-4744-7171-410.1515/9781474471718(CKB)4100000010653661(MiAaPQ)EBC6141570(iGPub)EUPB0001991(DE-B1597)619354(DE-B1597)9781474471718(OCoLC)1306539383(EXLCZ)99410000001065366120200623d2008 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA historical companion to postcolonial literatures in English /edited by Prem Poddar and David JohnsonEdinburgh :Edinburgh University Press,[2008]©20081 online resource (609 pages)Edinburgh Companions to Literature and the Humanities0-7486-1855-4 0-7486-3602-1 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology -- Entries -- Maps -- The Companion -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Contributors -- Index of Literary Works -- Subject IndexThe first reference guide to the political, cultural and economic histories of postcolonial literatures written in EnglishThe focus of the Companion is principally on the histories of postcolonial literatures in the Anglophone world - Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the Pacific, the Caribbean and Canada. There are also long entries discussing the literatures and histories of those further areas that have also claimed the title 'postcolonial', notably Britain, East Asia, Ireland, Latin America and the United States.The Companion contains 220 entries written by 150 acknowledged scholars of postcolonial history and literature, and covers major events, ideas, movements, and figures in postcolonial histories. In addition, for each region, there are long survey essays on historiography and women's histories. The majority of the entries focus on the period after the end of colonial rule in Britain's Empire, but as many postcolonial literary works re-visit the period of colonial rule, the Companion includes entries on certain events from this earlier period too. Each entry provides a summary of the historical event or topic, as well as bibliographies of postcolonial literary works and histories for further reading. Extensive cross-references and indexes enable readers to locate particular literary texts in their relevant historical contexts, as well as to discover related literary texts and histories in other regions with ease.By outlining the historical contexts of postcolonial literatures, the Companion provides an important key to understanding complex contemporary debates about race, colonialism and neo-colonialism, politics, economics, culture and language. Its coverage of events, figures and movements along with political, social, and economic developments makes this indispensable reading for students, teachers and general readers alike.History, ModernEncyclopediasImperialismHistoryEncyclopediasPostcolonialism in literatureHistory, ModernImperialismHistoryPostcolonialism in literature.903Poddar Prem, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1255300Poddar PremJohnson David1962 May 20-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794195903321A historical companion to postcolonial literatures in English3855360UNINA