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Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding material.  \nRelated titles include:  \nBeckett: A Guide for the Perplexed, Jonathan Boulter  \nDeleuze: A Guide for the Perplexed, Claire Colebrook  \nDerrida: A Guide for the Perplexed, Julian Wolfreys  \nEliot: A Guide for the Perplexed, Steve Ellis  \nExistentialism: A Guide for the Perplexed, Steven Earnshaw  \nLiterary Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed, Mary Klages  \nTolstoy: A Guide for the Perplexed, Jeff Love  \nPOSTCOLONIALISM: A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED  \nPRAMOD K. NAYAR  \nContinuum International Publishing Group  \nThe Tower Building 11 York Road London SE1 7NX  \n80 Maiden Lane Suite 704  \nNew York, NY 10038  \n[www.continuumbooks.com](www.continuumbooks.com)  \n© Pramod K. Nayar 2010  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers.  \nPramod K. Nayar has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, to be identified as Author of this work.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nISBN: 9780826437006 (hardcover)  \n9780826400468 (paperback)  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNayar, Pramod K.  \nPostcolonialism : a guide for the perplexed / Pramod K. Nayar.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).–(Guides for the perplexed) Includes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-0-8264–3700-6 (hardcover) ISBN 978-0-8264–0046-8 (pbk.)  \n1. Postcolonialism in literature. 2. Postcolonialism.  \n3. Literature, Modern–20th century–History and  \ncriticism–Theory, etc. 4. Developing countries–Literatures– History and criticism–Theory, etc. I. Title. II. Series.  \nPN56 .P555N39 2010  \n809'.933581–dc22  \n2010000465  \nTypeset byNewgen Imaging Systems Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India Printed and bound in Great Britain by the MPG Books Group  \nCONTENTS  \nPreface vi  \nAcknowledgements viii  \nChapter One: Introduction: Postcolonial Thought 1  \nChapter Two: Colonial Cultures 35  \nChapter Three: Nation and Nationalism 69  \nChapter Four: Gender and Sexuality 101  \nChapter Five: Space and Place 134  \nChapter Six: Cosmopolitanisms 163  \nChapter Seven: New Concerns for the Postcolonial 191  \nNotes 212  \nBibliography 214  \nIndex 237  \nPREFACE  \nThis is a quick introduction to a vast topic. ‘Postcolonialism’ as a critical-analytical approach, way of thinking and academic project now spans multiple disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, from film studies to literary criticism. This book is rooted in the written – as opposed to say, film – postcolonial, drawing its arguments and case studies from literary and discursive texts from Asia, Africa and South America – regions whose history includes long periods of European colonization.  \nThe book is a primer, a compact but (hopefully) lucid explanation and explication of several of the themes, concerns, images and motifs that characterize the work of influential writers such as Salman Rushdie, Marjane Satrapi, Nawaad El Saadawi, Chinua Achebe and Jackie Huggins. As far as possible this book has addressed common themes among postcolonial cultures and literatures, and excluded specialized or isolated ones. As case studies in ‘colonial cultures’ it has restricted itself to two examples, education and religion. 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