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comprehensive overview of the issues which characterize postcolonialism, clearly explaining what it is, where it is encountered and the crucial part it plays in debates about race, gender, politics, language and identity.  \nFor this third edition over thirty new entries have been added including:  \n􀀂 Biopiracy  \n􀀂 Cosmopolitanism  \n􀀂 Development  \n􀀂 Fundamentalism  \n􀀂 Pastoralism  \n􀀂 Sustainability  \n􀀂 Trafficking  \n􀀂 World Englishes.  \nPostcolonial Studies: The Key Concepts remains an essential guide for anyone studying this vibrant field.  \nBill Ashcroft teaches at the University of New South Wales, Australia, Gareth Griffiths at the University of Western Australia and Helen Tiffin at the University of New England, Australia. 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Bucknor and Alison Donnell 978-0-415-82794-2  \nThe Routledge Companion to World Literature Edited by Theo D’haen, David Damrosch and Djelal Kadir 978-0-415-82795-9  \nThe Routledge Companion to Latino/a Literature Edited by Suzanne Bost and Frances Aparicio 978-0-415-66606-0  \nPOSTCOLONIAL STUDIES  \nThe Key Concepts  \nThird edition  \nBill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffithsand Helen Tiffin  \nThird edition published 2013  \nby Routledge  \n2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN  \nSimultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge  \n711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2013 Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin  \nThe right of Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and  \n78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 .  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nTrademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.  \nFirst edition published 2000 by Routledge Second edition published 2007 by Routledge  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data  \nAshcroft, Bill, 1946–  \nPostcolonial studies : the key concepts / Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin.– Third edition.  \npages cm.–(Routledge Key Guides)  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nPrevious ed. published under title: Key concepts in post-colonial studies.  \n1. 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