Preventing Things from Falling Further Apart: The Preservation of Cultural Identities in Postcolonial African, Indian, and Caribbean Literatures is a ground breaking comparative work that explores a post-Achebe universe in which formerly colonized peoples make efforts to reconstruct their cultures by deconstructing some of the deleterious effects of colonization, while at the same time embracing postcolonial realities. This volume focuses on the culturally-confusing impact of colonization on individuals and their communities, specifically on indigenous languages, education, status of women, and religious participation. The author analyzes representative literary works authored by, from Africa, Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Zakes Mda; from India, Mahasweta Devi and Arundhati Roy; and from the Caribbean, Jamaica Kincaid and Maryse Conde.
Preventing Things from Falling Further Apart: The Preservation of Cultural Identities in Postcolonial African, Indian, and Caribbean Literatures is a ground breaking comparative work that explores a post-Achebe universe in which formerly colonized peoples make efforts to reconstruct their cultures by deconstructing some of the deleterious effects of colonization, while at the same time embracing postcolonial realities. This volume focuses on the culturally-confusing impact of colonization on individuals and their communities, specifically on indigenous languages, education, status of women, and religious participation. The author analyzes representative literary works authored by, from Africa, Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Zakes Mda; from India, Mahasweta Devi and Arundhati Roy; and from the Caribbean, Jamaica Kincaid and Maryse Conde.
The Genius of Chirajit Paul – Volume 2 is a collection of a novella – Made in Munger (Crime); four plays – Kashmir 1953 (Political), Gandhi and Godse: The Mystery of the Fourth Wound (Political), Bengal 2051 (Political/Satire) and The Intellectual (Political), and a non-fictional account of Indian history, Shaping of Modern India – A Timeline History (1905–1947). The above titles have been written between 2019 and 2021. Chirajit is also the author of The Genius of Chirajit Paul – Volume 1 (which is a collection of two novels, three novellas and a play) besides two more novels and a non-fictional analysis of contemporary Indian politics.
A collection of over 150 speeches reflecting a broad range of issues before the American public between 1937 and 1997, organized around sixteen interconnected themes, including civil rights, education, and war.
McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
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0070598339
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9780070598331
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