{"product_id":"postcolonial-theory-leela-gandhi-9781864484311","title":"Postcolonial Theory: A critical introduction","description":"\u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is a ground-breaking critical introduction to the burgeoning field of postcolonial studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeela Gandhi is the first to clearly map out this field in terms of its wider philosophical and intellectual context, drawing important connections between postcolonial theory and poststructuralism, postmodernism, marxism and feminism. She assesses the contribution of major theorists such as Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak and Homi Bhabha, and also points to postcolonialism's relationship to earlier thinkers such as Frantz Fanon and Mahatma Gandhi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is distinctive in its concern for the specific historical, material and cultural contexts for postcolonial theory, and in its attempt to sketch out the ethical possibilities for postcolonial theory as a model for living with and 'knowing' cultural differences non-violently. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful starting point for readers new to the field and a provocative account which opens possibilities for debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leela Gandhi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1864484314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781864484311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45d","brand":"Leela Gandhi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088934088959,"sku":"9781864484311","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af4d3d7f-8305-49e1-a981-1cc92dfb5117.jpg?v=1769107361","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/postcolonial-theory-leela-gandhi-9781864484311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}