书名: White Mythologies: Writing History and the West, Second Edition
作者: Robert J.C. Young (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 2 edition (August 16, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415311810
ISBN-13: 978-0415311816
Book Description
In 1990, Robert Young's White Mythologies set out to question the very concepts of history and the West. Is it possible, he asked, to write history that avoids the trap of Eurocentrism? Is history simply a Western myth? His reflections on these topics provided some of the most important new directions in postcolonial studies and continue to exert a huge influence on the field. This new edition reprints what has quickly become a classic text, along with a substantial new essay reflecting on changes in the field and in the author's own position since publication.
An essential read for all those working in postcolonial theory, literature and history, this book cemented Young's reputation as one of the country's most influential scholars and, as a new preface by Homi Bhabha comments, made an original and invaluable intervention in the field, leading even the most established figures to rethink their own positions. Provoking further re-evaluation with the new introductory essay, this second edition will like its predecessor be a key text for every academic and student in the field.
About the Author
Robert J.C. Young is Professor of English and Critical Theory at Wadham College, Oxford University. He is the author of Colonial Desire: Hybridity in Theory, Culture and Race (1995) and Postcolonialism: An Historical Introduction (2001).
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作者: Robert J.C. Young (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 2 edition (August 16, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415311810
ISBN-13: 978-0415311816
Book Description
In 1990, Robert Young's White Mythologies set out to question the very concepts of history and the West. Is it possible, he asked, to write history that avoids the trap of Eurocentrism? Is history simply a Western myth? His reflections on these topics provided some of the most important new directions in postcolonial studies and continue to exert a huge influence on the field. This new edition reprints what has quickly become a classic text, along with a substantial new essay reflecting on changes in the field and in the author's own position since publication.
An essential read for all those working in postcolonial theory, literature and history, this book cemented Young's reputation as one of the country's most influential scholars and, as a new preface by Homi Bhabha comments, made an original and invaluable intervention in the field, leading even the most established figures to rethink their own positions. Provoking further re-evaluation with the new introductory essay, this second edition will like its predecessor be a key text for every academic and student in the field.
About the Author
Robert J.C. Young is Professor of English and Critical Theory at Wadham College, Oxford University. He is the author of Colonial Desire: Hybridity in Theory, Culture and Race (1995) and Postcolonialism: An Historical Introduction (2001).
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