'Radical, intrepid, compendious, /A Historical Companion to
Postcolonial Literatures/, goes far toward restoring
'postcolonialism' to its historical premises by resituating that
imperial project in its much changed and still controversial
cartographies. It is Marlow's map of the 'heart of darkness'
drastically redrawn: what was once the 'vast amount of red,' a
'deuce of a lot of blue,' a 'little green,' those 'smears of
orange,' and the 'purple patch,' is here become a dense
kaleidoscope that will of necessity rechart the itinerary of
students and critical travellers across and around 'continental
Europe and its empires.' Barbara Harlow, University of Texas at
Austin 'The /Companion/ is unique in that it provides a wealth of
analysis and information about all European continental powers and
their colonies and presents the entire assembly in a wonderful
mis-en-scene. It is a 'true' companion that invites trans-cultural
readings of trans-cultural literatures.' Walter Mignolo, Duke
University The first reference work to the political, cultural and
economic contexts of postcolonial literatures stemming from the
empires of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The
Netherlands, Portugal and Spain as well as Latin America and the
Philippines Written by recognised scholars the entries cover major
events, ideas, movements and figures in postcolonial histories.
They cover European overseas exploration, settlement, colonisation
and decolonisation and highlight the relevance of colonial
histories to the cultural, social, political and literary
formations of contemporary postcolonial societies and nations. Each
entry provides a succinct account of an event or topic, as well as
suggestions for further reading in literary works and histories. By
outlining the historical contexts of postcolonial literatures, the
Companion provides an important key to understanding complex
contemporary debates about race, colonialism and neo-colonialism,
politics, economics, culture and language. *Covers all the European
empires in a new and integrated way *Relates the colonial past to
the postcolonial present *Brings literary and historical texts and
contexts together for the first time *Includes maps, a detailed
Chronology, lists of further reading and author/subject indexes
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