Terror and the Postcolonial
Download or Read eBook Terror and the Postcolonial PDF written by Elleke Boehmer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-10-26 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Elleke Boehmer |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 409 |
| Release | : 2009-10-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781405191548 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1405191546 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Terror and the Postcolonial by : Elleke Boehmer
Book excerpt: Terror and the Postcolonial is a major comparative study of terrorism and its representations in postcolonial theory, literature, and culture. A ground-breaking study addressing and theorizing the relationship between postcolonial studies, colonial history, and terrorism through a series of contemporary and historical case studies from various postcolonial contexts Critically analyzes the figuration of terrorism in a variety of postcolonial literary texts from South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East Raises the subject of terror as both an expression of globalization and a postcolonial product Features key essays by well-known theorists, such as Robert J. C. Young, Derek Gregory, and Achille Mbembe, and Vron Ware
