The Postcolonial Middle Ages (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312239817)

An increased awareness of the importance of minority and subjugated voices to the histories and narratives which have previously excluded them has led to a wide-spread interest in the effects of colonization and displacement. This collection of essays is the first to apply post-colonial theory to the Middle Ages, and to critique that theory through the excavation of a distant past. The essays examine the establishment of colony, empire, and nationalism in order to expose the mechanisms of oppression through which 'aboriginal' 'native' or simply pre-existent cultures are displaced, eradicated, or transformed.

Author: J. Cohen
ISBN-10: 0312239815
ISBN-13: 9780312239817
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 08/07/2001
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.20h x 6.32w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 23