The Jesus Movement by Ekkehard W Stegemann
As the British empire expanded throughout the world, the English language played an important role in power relations between Britain and its colonies. English was used as a colonizing agent to suppress the indigenous cultures of various peoples and to make them subject to British rule. With the end of World War I, many countries became gradually decolonized, and their indigenous cultures experienced a renaissance. Colonial mores and power systems clashed and combined with indigenous traditions to create postcolonial texts.
This volume treats postcoloniality as a process of cultural and linguistic interplay, in which British culture initially suppressed indigenous cultures and later combined with them after the decline of the British empire. The first section of this book provides an introductory overview of English postcoloniality. This section is followed by chapters discussing postcoloniality and literature from an historical perspective in particular countries around the world. The third section gives special attention to the literature and culture of indigenous peoples. A selected bibliography concludes the work.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780800634254 |
| ISBN 10 | 080063425X |
| Title | The Jesus Movement |
| Author | Ekkehard W Stegemann |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | 1517 Media |
| Year published | 2001-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 556 |
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