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Description for In Theory
Paperback. A controversial overturning of post-colonial cultural criticism. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
After the Second World War, nationalism emerged as the principle expression of resistance to Western imperialism in a variety of regions from the Indian subcontinent to Africa, to parts of Latin America and the Pacific Rim. With the Bandung Conference and the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement, many of Europe's former colonies banded together to form a common bloc, aligned with neither the advanced capitalist "First World" nor with the socialist "Second World." In this historical context, the category of "Third World literature" emerged, a category that has itself spawned a whole industry of scholarly and critical studies, particularly in ... Read more
After the Second World War, nationalism emerged as the principle expression of resistance to Western imperialism in a variety of regions from the Indian subcontinent to Africa, to parts of Latin America and the Pacific Rim. With the Bandung Conference and the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement, many of Europe's former colonies banded together to form a common bloc, aligned with neither the advanced capitalist "First World" nor with the socialist "Second World." In this historical context, the category of "Third World literature" emerged, a category that has itself spawned a whole industry of scholarly and critical studies, particularly in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Radical Thinkers
Condition
New
Weight
384g
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844672134
SKU
V9781844672134
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About Aijaz Ahmad
Aijaz Ahmad is a renowned cultural theorist who has taught in several western and Indian universities. A frequent contributor to Frontline magazine, he currently lives in New Delhi.
Reviews for In Theory
An important book.
Choice
An erudite and brilliant work-one of the few books in recent years on politics, and literature, which deserves to be taken completely seriously.
Guardian
A brilliant polemic which remorselessly undoes some Western illusions about post-colonial societies.
Times Literary Supplement
A sustained and searching polemic. Ahmad's voice is one of the ... Read more
Choice
An erudite and brilliant work-one of the few books in recent years on politics, and literature, which deserves to be taken completely seriously.
Guardian
A brilliant polemic which remorselessly undoes some Western illusions about post-colonial societies.
Times Literary Supplement
A sustained and searching polemic. Ahmad's voice is one of the ... Read more