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Medievalisms in the Postcolonial World: The Idea of the Middle Ages Outside Europe
Kathleen (Ed) Davis
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Hardback. Medievalisms in the Postcolonial World will both redirect scholarship in medievalism and inform approaches to temporality in postcolonial studies. Editor(s): Davis, Kathleen; Altschul, Nadia. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 678.
This fascinating study explores the intersection of postcolonial theory and medievalism. While the latter has traditionally been defined primarily in terms of European nationalism, the essays in this volume discuss medievalism in regions as wide-ranging as the United States, India, Latin America, and Africa. This innovative approach demonstrates the ways alternative conceptions of medieval and modern history can provide new insights into the idea of the Middle Ages and the origins and legacy of colonialism. Through diverse and thought-provoking essays, the contributors demonstrate that writing the Middle Ages has been key in colonial and postcolonial struggles over racial, ... Read more
This fascinating study explores the intersection of postcolonial theory and medievalism. While the latter has traditionally been defined primarily in terms of European nationalism, the essays in this volume discuss medievalism in regions as wide-ranging as the United States, India, Latin America, and Africa. This innovative approach demonstrates the ways alternative conceptions of medieval and modern history can provide new insights into the idea of the Middle Ages and the origins and legacy of colonialism. Through diverse and thought-provoking essays, the contributors demonstrate that writing the Middle Ages has been key in colonial and postcolonial struggles over racial, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Series
Rethinking Theory
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801893209
SKU
V9780801893209
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About Kathleen (Ed) Davis
Kathleen Davis teaches medieval literature at the University of Rhode Island and is the author of Periodization and Sovereignty: How Ideas of Feudalism and Secularization Govern the Politics of Time and Deconstruction and Translation. Nadia Altschul teaches medieval and Latin American studies at the Johns Hopkins University and is author of La literatura, el autor y la ... Read more
Reviews for Medievalisms in the Postcolonial World: The Idea of the Middle Ages Outside Europe
A stimulating read. Choice 2010 I highly recommend this book to both scholars of medievalism and colonialism, as well as scholars in other fields, such as history and anthropology. The volume is smart, persuasive, engaging, and provocative, and the contributors engage in a wide range of theoretical debates.
Mustafa Kemal Mirzeler Studies in Medievalism 2010
Mustafa Kemal Mirzeler Studies in Medievalism 2010