Postcolonialism

• Explores globalization, the Internet, mass media, and human rights activism
• Robert J. C. Young is 'one of the leading figures in postcolonial studies and a pioneer in the work of introducing and popularizing it for a larger audience.' (Professor Bruce Robbins, Rutgers University)
• 'a politically and intellectually engaging introduction to the formation of postcolonialism . Historically sound and intellectually inspiring.' (Professor Elleke Boehmer, Trent University)
• Cites the work of such theorists as Edward Said, Frantz Fanon, and Gayatri Spivak
• Key areas considered include: the status of aboriginal people, the innovative fiction of Garcia Marquez and Salman Rushdie, and the postcolonial cities of London, Bombay, and Cairo

Readership: General readers and students interested in modern history, students and lecturers of cultural studies and literary theory.

Robert J. C. Young, Professor of English and Critical Theory at Oxford University and a Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford

1: Postcolonial Theory
2: Subaltern knowledge
3: Cultural hybridity
4: Postcolonial space
5: Gender
6: Conclusion