Cultural Readings of Imperialism: Edward Said and the Gravity of History

by Ansell-pearson Keith Parry Ben

Keith Ansell-Pearson (Editor), Benita Parry (Editor), and Judith Squires (Editor)

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Edward Said is a major 20th-century thinker. His impact on the way we think about identity and postcolonialism has been profound and transformative. In this book of essays, scholars of postcolonial studies, philosophy and literary criticism, informed by Said's wide-ranging scholarship, engage with and extend his work. Robert Young, author of "White Mythologies", focuses his essay on the notion of hybridity and ethnicity in England. Benita Parry explores how a very English story of imperialism is narrated in Conrad's "Nostromo". Other contributors include Bryan Cheyette, Moira Ferguson and Bruce Robbins. The collection also looks at the work of Frantz Fanon and cultural difference in Africa. And following Said's work and activism around the Palestinian question there are also essays exploring the relationship betwen Jewish and Arabic identity. Keith Ansell-Pearson is the author of "Nietzsche, Deleuze and the Philosophy Machine". Benita Parry is the author of "Delusions and Discoveries: Studies on India in the British Imagination" and "Conrad and Imperialism".
Judith Squires is the joint editor of "Cultural Remix: Theories of Politics and the Popular" and "Space and Place: Theories of Identity and Location".
  • ISBN10 0853158401
  • ISBN13 9780853158400
  • Publish Date 9 December 1997
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 16 April 2014
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Lawrence and Wishart Ltd
  • Imprint Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
  • Format Paperback (UK Trade)
  • Pages 256
  • Language English