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Postcolonial Whiteness: A Critical Reader on Race and Empire (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Postcolonial Whiteness"Postcolonial Whiteness examines the interrelations between whiteness and the history of European colonialism, as well as the status of whiteness in the contemporary postcolonial world. It addresses two fundamental questions: What happens to whiteness after empire, and to what extent do white cultural norms or imperatives remain embedded in the post colonial or post independence state as a part-"a...
Full description- Publisher: State University of New York Press
- Published: 10 February 2005
- Format: Paperback 288 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: General | Cultural Studies | Ethnic Studies | Social & Cultural Anthropology | Colonialism & Imperialism | National Liberation & Independence, Post-colonialism
- ISBN 13: 9780791463628 ISBN 10: 0791463621
- Sales rank: 960,005
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Full description for Postcolonial Whiteness
"Postcolonial Whiteness examines the interrelations between whiteness and the history of European colonialism, as well as the status of whiteness in the contemporary postcolonial world. It addresses two fundamental questions: What happens to whiteness after empire, and to what extent do white cultural norms or imperatives remain embedded in the post colonial or post independence state as a part-"acknowledged or not-"of the colonial legacy? Presenting a wide range of critical and theoretical responses, the contributors explore these questions by focusing on such diverse topics as the legacy of Princess Diana; queer self-expression; the changing situation of Gypsy, or Romani, minorities in Eastern Europe; literature, including Joseph Conrad's" Heart of Darkness, Caryl Phillip's "Cambridge, and Gothic impact on the literature of Australia; reconstruction of white South African social identity; cross-cultural discussions of mental illness; Freud's case history of the Wolfman; and Australia's national anthems.
