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Articles on the historical, social and political realities of
postcolonialism as expressed in contemporary writing. Contemporary
postcolonial studies represent a controversial area of debate. This
collection seeks a more pragmatic approach to the subject, taking
into account its historical, social and political realities, rather
than ignoring aconsideration of material conditions. The
contributors look at the oppositional power held and exercised by
anti-colonial movements, a neglected topic; address the literary
strategies devised by metropolitan writers to contain the
insecurities of empire, given that unrest and opposition were
integral to British imperialism; contest the charges of nativism
and essentialism made by postcolonial critics against liberation
writings; and investigate the voicesof both inhabitants of
post-independence nation states, and those scattered by colonialism
itself. Dr LAURA CHRISMAN teaches at Sussex University; BENITA
PARRY is Honorary Professor at Warwick University. Contributors:
Vilashini Cooppan, Fernando Coronil, Gautam Premnath, Ato Quayson,
Tim Watson, Lawrence Phillips, Sukhdev Sandhu
Tim Watson challenges the idea that Caribbean colonies in the
nineteenth century were outposts of empire easily relegated to the
realm of tropical romance while the real story took place in
Britain. Analyzing pamphlets, newspapers, estate papers, trial
transcripts, and missionary correspondence, this book recovers
stories of ordinary West Indians, enslaved and free, as they made
places for themselves in the empire and the Atlantic world, from
the time of sugar tycoon Simon Taylor to the perspective of Samuel
Ringgold Ward, African American eyewitness to the 1865 Morant Bay
rebellion. With readings of Maria Edgeworth and George Eliot, the
book argues that the Caribbean occupied a prominent place in the
development of English realism. However, Watson shows too that we
must sometimes turn to imperial romance - which made protagonists
of rebels and religious leaders, as in Hamel, the Obeah Man (1827)
- to understand the realities of Caribbean cultural life.
Somewhere between 40 and 50, the ageing process starts in most men.
It impacts negatively on their mood, energy levels and their sex
drive. It's a downward spiral that most men notice with dread and
which influences the rest of their lives. Michael Hogg spent the
first 40 years of his life learning how to live, building his
career and creating wealth. As he hit his 40s, not only did Mother
Nature start ageing him, but he is also went through a classic
"middle-age crisis" that saw him lose his family and high-powered
job. This book is partly about Michael's journey of rejuvenation
and his obsession with getting fit and healthy as he got older. In
doing so, it also describes the various treatments and preventative
solutions to help men fight the ageing process, with expert input
from medical doctors and psychologists. Ultimately, the book is an
inspiration to any middle-age man wanting to enjoy the best years
of their life in a healthy and fit state.
Electrophysical Modalities (formerly Electrotherapy: Evidence-Based
Practice) is back in its 13th edition, continuing to uphold the
standard of clinical research and evidence base for which it has
become renowned. This popular textbook comprehensively covers the
use of electrotherapy in clinical practice and includes the theory
which underpins that practice. Over recent years the range of
therapeutic agents involved and the scope for their use have
greatly increased and the new edition includes and evaluates the
latest evidence and most recent developments in this fast-growing
field. Tim Watson is joined by co-editor Ethne Nussbaum and both
bring years of clinical, research and teaching experience to the
new edition, with a host of new contributors, all leaders in their
specialty.
Tim Watson challenges the idea that Caribbean colonies in the
nineteenth century were outposts of empire easily relegated to the
realm of tropical romance while the real story took place in
Britain. Analyzing pamphlets, newspapers, estate papers, trial
transcripts, and missionary correspondence, this book recovers
stories of ordinary West Indians, enslaved and free, as they made
places for themselves in the empire and the Atlantic world, from
the time of sugar tycoon Simon Taylor to the perspective of Samuel
Ringgold Ward, African American eyewitness to the 1865 Morant Bay
rebellion. With readings of Maria Edgeworth and George Eliot, the
book argues that the Caribbean occupied a prominent place in the
development of English realism. However, Watson shows too that we
must sometimes turn to imperial romance - which made protagonists
of rebels and religious leaders, as in Hamel, the Obeah Man (1827)
- to understand the realities of Caribbean cultural life.
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