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Summary: "Postcolonial theory has developed mainly in the U.S. academy, and it has focused chiefly on nineteenth-century and twentieth-century colonization and decolonization processes in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. Colonialism in Latin America originated centuries earlier. It differs from later manifestations of European expansionism in other ways as well. This book brings together reflections on the theoretical implications of colonialism in Latin America. By pointing out its particular characteristics, the contributors highlight some of the philosophical and ideological blind spots of contemporary postcolonial theory as they offer a thorough analysis of that theory's applicability to Latin America's past and present"--Publisher's description
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Detaljer om materialet
Type
Bog
Format
illustreret
Emnetal
32.7 (International politik)
Beskrivelse
pt. 1. Colonial encounters, decolonization, and cultural agency. America and the colonizer question : two formative statements from early Mexico / Gordon Brotherston. Thinking...
ISBN
97808223416979780822341475
Omfang
viii, 628 p.
Forlag
Duke University Press
Målgruppe
voksenmaterialer
Niveau
911130-katalog:120570471|666|u