{"product_id":"the-postcolonial-studies-dictionary-isbn-9781118781043","title":"The Postcolonial Studies Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e features a thoughtfully collated collection of over 150 jargon-free definitions of key terms and concepts in postcolonial theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a brief introduction to postcolonial theory and a list of suggested further reading that includes the texts in which many of these terms originated\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach entry includes the origins of the term, where traceable; a detailed explanation of its perceived meaning; and examples of the term’s use in literary-cultural texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates terms and concepts from multiple disciplines, including anthropology, literary studies, science, economics, globalization studies, politics, and philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an ideal companion text to the forthcoming \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Studies: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, which is also edited by Pramod K. Nayar, a highly-respected authority in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Terms vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDictionary 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 170\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePramod K. Nayar\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the Department of English at the University of Hyderabad, India. His books in postcolonial studies include  \u003ci\u003eFrantz Fanon\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eColonial Voices: The Discourses of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2012) \u003ci\u003ePostcolonialism: A Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Literature: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2008)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the editor of the 5-volume \u003ci\u003eWomen in Colonial India: Historical Documents and Sources\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). Forthcoming works include \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Studies: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley) and a book on Human Rights and Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Postcolonial Studies Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e provides students with an essential resource for navigating the field of postcolonial theory. Each of the more than 150 entries includes the origins, where traceable, of a key term or concept; a detailed explanation of its perceived meaning and theoretical usage; and examples of literary and cultural texts where the term appears. Written by a respected scholar of postcolonialism, the \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e features a short introduction to postcolonial theory and a detailed list of suggested further reading, including the texts in which many of these terms originated.\u003c\/p\u003e Written in clear, jargon-free prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Postcolonial Studies Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e helps students and scholars decode colonial and postcolonial texts.  \u003cp\u003e“Pramod Nayar’s \u003ci\u003eThe Postcolonial Studies Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, with its careful explication of concepts and terms associated with various forms of colonial discourses and postcolonial writing, serves the purpose of being both a ready-reference guide and a scholarly exposition of the theoretical frameworks of the \"discipline\" of postcolonial studies.  Lavishly illustrated through citations from literary-cultural texts, the \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e maps the tradition of critical thought we know as postcolonialism while bringing it right up to the contemporary era’s E-Empires, neocolonialism’s anthropocene visuality and new forms of hybridity in the age of the digital. An eminently useable work.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenath Perera, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990316171493,"sku":"NP9781118781043","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118781043.jpg?v=1761787325","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-postcolonial-studies-dictionary-isbn-9781118781043","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}