Colonialism & Imperialism, Civilization - History, British History - General & Miscellaneous

Cultures of Empire

Name: Cultures of Empire
Author: Catherine Hall
ISBN: 9780719058585

by Catherine Hall

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With the work of Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak, Homi Bhaba, and others, the field of postcolonial studies has grown enormously in the past two decades, as the cultural impact of colonialism on both the colonizers and the colonized has become the object of intense scrutiny. Cultures of Empire collects the most sensitive and up to date examples of this scholarship in an important new volume. A substantial introduction by historian Cathherine Hall synthesizes the new literature on cultures of imperialism and establishes a context for the essays that follow. The individual case studies take up a wide array of topics, from notions of masculinity among Canadian fur trappers, to the linkages between law and sexuality in Trinidad, to nineteenth century Egyptian travel literature. Taken as a whole, these essays provide a fresh look at the historical relationships between race, gender, and power. Theoretically sophisticated and historically rigorous, Cultures of Empire will be indispensable to students of the colonial experience.

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In this volume, Hall (U. of Essex and University College, London) has collected 14 previously published essays that explore British colonialism and its political, cultural, social, and economic ramifications throughout the "empire" from the "metropolitan colony" of Ireland, to the more far flung regions of Africa, India, and Asia. Specific chapters focus on topics such as race and gender in the formation of citizenship, fantasy and the literature of tourism, early 20th-century evangelical propaganda, and current legacies of postcoloniality in Trinidad and Tobago. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)