postcolonialism

Text and photographs look at the British empire.

Ralph Singh, born of Indian heritage, raised on a British island in the Caribbean, and educated in England,retreats to London to write his memoirs, but is drawn back to Isabella where his involvement in the political atmosphere helps him sort out the struggles of his past.

Discusses theories of postmodernism, feminism, and postcolonialism in relation to Japanese literature and analyses the fictional and critical works of four twentieth- and twenty-first-century Japanese writers--Murakami Haruki, Yoshimoto Banana, Yoshimoto Takaaki, and Karatani K?jin.

Discusses the legacy of British colonization in Australia, Canada, and Rhodesia, looks at how the commonwealth struggled to adjust to emerging multiculturalism, and examines some of the problems left over from the colonial period.

Examines the practice of reparation as nations acknowledge past wrongs towards groups such as indigeneous peoples and slaves, and demonstrates how international diplomacy is developing a moral character.

Contains articles that provide information on various aspects of colonialism and expansion around the world since the mid-fifteenth century; arranged alphabetically from A to E, with sidebars and illustrations.

Offers a brief overview of postcolonialism, examining the political, social, and cultural after-effects of decolonization.

Examines the events leading to expansion of the British Empire and the variety of reasons for its eventual decline in the twentieth century.