Postcolonialism: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed) - Softcover

Pramod K. Nayar is Assistant Professor in English at the University of Hyderabad, India. His most recent books include Packaging Life: Cultures of the Everyday (Sage 2009), Postcolonial Literature: An Introduction (Pearson, 2008), A Short History of English Literature (Cambridge, India, 2000) and English Writing and India, 1600-1920 (Routledge, 2008).

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "Pramod Nayar's survey of postcolonialism covers substantialterrain with consummate ease. It moves from the theoretical andliteraryengagements with colonialism's cultures, the rise of postcolonialthought in anti-colonial struggles through the major literary themes of space,nationalism, sexuality and gender, to newer postcolonial formations in thecosmopolitan and globalizedage we live in. Nayar's close attention totropes, literary figurations, the politics of postcolonial theory and thecontinued relevance of postcolonial approaches to terrorism, cybercultures andglobalization - all carefully illustrated and evidenced from textsfromAfrica, Asia, South American and other formerly colonized nations-makes this book at once an indispensable introduction to the field and acritical evaluationof the literary-political discipline of "Postcolonial Studies." The book will be of interestto students in History, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies and Theory acrossthe world where questions about race, culture, colonialism and identitycontinue to productively 'trouble' pedagogy and reading practices." (Professor SW Perera, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 “Pramod Nayar's survey of postcolonialism covers substantialterrain with consummate ease. It moves from the theoretical andliterary engagements with colonialism's cultures, the rise of postcolonialthought in anti-colonial struggles through the major literary themes of space,nationalism, sexuality and gender, to newer postcolonial formations in thecosmopolitan and globalized age we live in. Nayar's close attention totropes, literary figurations, the politics of postcolonial theory and thecontinued relevance of postcolonial approaches to terrorism, cybercultures andglobalization - all carefully illustrated and evidenced from texts fromAfrica, Asia, South American and other formerly colonized nations  -makes this book at once an indispensable introduction to the field and acritical evaluation of the literary-political discipline of “Postcolonial Studies.” The book will be of interestto students in History, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies and Theory acrossthe world where questions about race, culture, colonialism and identitycontinue to productively 'trouble' pedagogy and reading practices.” (Sanford Lakoff)