Post-Colonial Studies: The Key ConceptsRoutledge, 2013 M06 26 - 368 pages This hugely popular A-Z guide provides a comprehensive overview of the issues which characterize post-colonialism: explaining what it is, where it is encountered and the crucial part it plays in debates about race, gender, politics, language and identity. For this third edition over thirty new entries have been added including:
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