Oxford University Press eBooks· 2020· Book chapter
Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction
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Short summary
This book outlines the global challenge to Western-centric perspectives, re-examining world histories and cultures through diverse examples like indigenous peoples, Algerian raï music, and updated material on race, decoloniality, and gender politics.
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- Challenges the notion that Western perspectives are universally valid.
- Examines the history and intellectual foundations of postcolonial thought.
- Utilizes diverse cultural and geographical examples, including indigenous peoples and Algerian raï music.
- Includes updated content on race, slavery, decoloniality, and gender/sexualities in postcolonial contexts.
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Abstract
<italic>Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction</italic> describes how people around the world have increasingly challenged the idea that Western perspectives are the only ones that count. It examines the history of that challenge, outlining the ideas behind it, and exploring how the histories and cultures of the world can be rethought in new, productive directions. This VSI situates the discussion in wide cultural and geographical contexts. It draws on examples such as the situation of indigenous peoples, of those dispossessed from their lands, Algerian raï music, and global social and ecological movements. This new edition also includes updated material on race, slavery, decoloniality, and the postcolonial politics of gender and sexualities.
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