Overview
Setting himself against the growing tendency to homogenize āThird Worldā literature and cultures, Aijaz Ahmad has produced a spirited critique of the major theoretical statements on ācolonial discourseā and āpost-colonialism,ā dismantling many of the commonplaces and conceits that dominate contemporary cultural criticism. With lengthy considerations of, among others, Fredric Jameson, Edward Said, and the Subaltern Studies group, In Theory also contains brilliant analyses of the concept of Indian literature, of the genealogy of the term āThird World,ā and of the conditions under which so-called ācolonial discourse theoryā emerged in metropolitan intellectual circles.
Erudite and lucid, Ahmadās remapping of the terrain of cultural theory is certain to provoke passionate response.
This book title, In Theory (Nations, Classes, Literatures), ISBN: 9781844672134, by Aijaz Ahmad, published by Verso Books (January 17, 2008) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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