Routledge Companion To Postcolonial Studies, The

Description:
'The Routledge Companion to Postcolonial Studies' offers a unique and up-to-date mapping of the postcolonial world, and is composed of essays as well as shorter entries for ease of reference. Introducing students to the history of the great European empires and the cultural legacies created in their wake, this book brings together an international range of contributors on such topics as: the colonial histories of Britain, France, Spain and Portugal; the diverse postcolonial and diasporic cultural endeavours from Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Europe, and South and East Asia; the major theoretical formulations: poststructuralist, materialist, culturalist, psychological. With a comprehensive A to Z of forty key writers and thinkers central to contemporary postcolonial studies and featuring historical maps, this is both a concise introduction and an essential resource for any student of postcolonial culture, whatever their field.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part I: The Colonial Empires The British Empire The French Empire The Spanish and Portugese Empires Part II: Postcolonial Locations Africa (North and Central) Australasia Canada Caribbean Ireland South America Southern Africa South and East Asia US and European Diasporas Part III: Postcolonial Formulations Psychological Formulations Poststructuralist Formulations Materialist Formulations Culturalist Formulations Part IV: Key Writers and Thinkers Chronology Further Reading Index of Key Concepts