The Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies

Bringing together the most wide–ranging and up–to–date scholarship ever assembled on the colonial, postcolonial and neocolonial condition, The Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies comprises nearly 400 authoritative, accessible entries on canonical writers, key texts, genres, literary debates, colonized regions and related terminology, covering the period from 1492 to the present.Written by an international team of leading scholars and rising stars, it also includes entries on topics of contemporary and emerging significance, acknowledging the radical innovations brought by democratization and globalization, such as environmentalism, electronic mass media and the transnational social justice movement. Published online and as a three–volume print set, this state–of–the–art resource for students and scholars spans a broad range of disciplines, including literature, cultural studies, political science, sociology, and history.

The Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies is available independently or as part of the impressive Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature series. This comprehensive, scholarly, and authoritative work comprises individual titles covering key literary genres, periods, and subdisciplines. Accessible both in print and online, this groundbreaking resource provides students, teachers, and researchers with cutting–edge scholarship in literature and literary studies. Further information is available at www.literatureencyclopedia.com.