Description: Postcolonialism has become one of the most exciting, rapidly expanding and challenging areas of literary and cultural studies today. Yet the variety of approaches, the range of debate and the technical language can make it difficult for new students to establish a firm foothold in this area.

Designed especially for those studying the topic for the first time, Beginning Postcolonialism introduces the major areas of concern in a clear, accessible and organised fashion. It provides an overview of the emergence of Postcolonialism as a discipline and closely examines many of its important critical writings. In particular, John McLeod demonstrates how many of the ideas and concepts in the subject can be usefully applied when reading texts, as well as inviting students to develop their own views of postcolonialism.

The third in the very successful Beginnings series, Beginning Postcolonialism will prove invaluable to anyone studying English, Philosophy, History and Theory.

Contents: Introduction • From Commonwealth to postcolonial • Reading colonial discourses • Nationalist representations • The nation in question • Re-reading and re-writing English literature • Postcolonialism and feminism • Diaspora identities • Postcolonialism and critics • index

About the Author: John McLeod is Lecturer in English at the University of Leeds.

Target Audience: Students and academics of English, Philosophy, History & Theory.