Colonial Desire by Robert J C Young
The language of contemporary cultural theory shows remarkable similarities with the patterns of thought which characterised Victorian racial theory. Far from being marked by a separation from the racialised thinking of the past, Colonial Desire shows we are operating in complicity with historical ways of viewing 'the other', both sexually and racially. Colonial Desire is a controversial and bracing study of the history of Englishness and 'culture'. Robert Young argues that the theories advanced today about post-colonialism and ethnicity are disturbingly close to the colonial discourse of the nineteenth century. 'Englishness', Young argues, has been less fixed and stable than uncertain, fissured with difference and a desire for otherness.'Original insightful and documented' - Prof A Viola, Nice University, Nice, France
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415053747 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415053749 |
| Title | Colonial Desire |
| Author | Robert J C Young |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1994-12-15 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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