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Feminist Postcolonial Theory: A Reader
Reina (Ed) Lewis
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Paperback. The influential readings collected for this volume reflect not just the textual and discursive nature of colonial and postcolonial discourse in relation to gender, but also the material effects of the postcolonial condition and practices developed in relation to it. Editor(s): Lewis, Reina; Mills, Sara. Num Pages: 754 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSA; GTF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1290. A Reader. 754 pages, bibliography. Editor(s): Lewis, Reina; Mills, Sara. The influential readings collected for this volume reflect not just the textual and discursive nature of colonial and postcolonial discourse in relation to gender, but also the material effects of the postcolonial condition and practices developed in relation to it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSA; GTF; JFC; JFFK. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 43. Weight: 1270.
The influential readings collected for this volume reflect not just the textual and discursive nature of colonial and postcolonial discourse in relation to gender, but also the material effects of the postcolonial condition and practices developed in relation to it. The volume seeks to open up the field by juxtaposing a number of contested subjects. Readings cover a range of geographical regions including: South-east Asia, India, Africa, Latin America, Canada, Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Australia and Ireland. Key topics include: colonialism and anti-colonialism, 'otherness', sexuality, sexual rights, the harem and the veil, space and writing, and aboriginal and indigenous women's issues. ... Read more
The influential readings collected for this volume reflect not just the textual and discursive nature of colonial and postcolonial discourse in relation to gender, but also the material effects of the postcolonial condition and practices developed in relation to it. The volume seeks to open up the field by juxtaposing a number of contested subjects. Readings cover a range of geographical regions including: South-east Asia, India, Africa, Latin America, Canada, Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Australia and Ireland. Key topics include: colonialism and anti-colonialism, 'otherness', sexuality, sexual rights, the harem and the veil, space and writing, and aboriginal and indigenous women's issues. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
754
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
754
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748613496
SKU
V9780748613496
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About Reina (Ed) Lewis
Reina Lewis is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of East London. She is author of Gendering Orientalism: Race, Representation and Femininity (Routledge 1996) and co-editor, with Peter Horne, of Outlooks: Lesbian and Gay Sexualities and Visual Cultures (1996). Sara Mills is author of books on feminism and postcolonialism and also on feminist linguistics and text analysis, ... Read more
Reviews for Feminist Postcolonial Theory: A Reader
This wonderful reader consists of interesting, important and useful material on feminism and postcolonialism, bringing together some of the most influential writings in gender and postcolonial theory from the 1980s and 1990s.
Johanna Kantola This is a wonderful compilation of highly interesting and useful material, exactly what one would expect from such experienced scholars in the field.
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Johanna Kantola This is a wonderful compilation of highly interesting and useful material, exactly what one would expect from such experienced scholars in the field.
Professor ... Read more