A classic work in postcolonial studies, Masks of Conquest describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and illuminates the discipline's transcontinental movements and derivations, showing that the origins of English studies are as diverse and diffuse as its future shape. In her new preface, Gauri Viswanathan argues forcefully that the curricular study of English can no longer be understood innocently of or inattentively to the imperial contexts in which the discipline first articulated its mission.
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Book Details
Title
Masks of Conquest
Imprint
Columbia University Press
Product Form
Paperback
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Source ISBN
9780231171694
Genre
Literary Criticism
ISBN13
9780231171694
Book Category
History and Archaeology Books
BISAC Subject Heading
LIT024050
Book Subcategory
Other History Books
ISBN10
9780231171694
Language
English
Dimensions
Height
229 mm
Length
152 mm
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