Predicated upon the opposition of writing back and reading forward, the author challenges some of the established concerns or preoccupations of the field. Postcolonial theory, framed by several binary assumptions, e.g. the dichotomy of coloniser/colonised, perpetrator/victim, po…
The origins of the Anglosphere -- After empire : the rise of the Englishspeaking peoples -- A parting of the ways : Britain & the Commonwealth in the post-war world -- The Powellite interlude : sovereignty, decline and the return to England -- The Anglosphere in the late twentie…
"In this new book, two leading commentators critically examine the idea of the 'Anglosphere', a special alliance between the English-speaking countries of the former British Empire. Analysing its history and revival by leading Brexiteers, this is essential reading for anyone int…
"In this new book, two leading commentators critically examine the idea of the 'Anglosphere', a special alliance between the English-speaking countries of the former British Empire. Analysing its history and revival by leading Brexiteers, this is essential reading for anyone int…
Contemporary postcolonial literature in English
"Without readers and audiences, viewers and consumers, the postcolonial would be literally unthinkable. And yet, postcolonial critics have historically neglected the modes of reception and consumption that make up the politics, and pleasures of meaning-making during and after em…
"Without readers and audiences, viewers and consumers, the postcolonial would be literally unthinkable. And yet, postcolonial critics have historically neglected the modes of reception and consumption that make up the politics, and pleasures of meaning-making during and after em…
