Synopsis
Said famously argued in 'Orientalism' that the West developed, at the peak of colonial expansion, a body of knowledge that imperialists could use to gain power. Walia investigates the need for alternative 'subaltern' histories and the influences - Foucault, Gramsci - that inspire them.
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Published August 7, 1997
by Totem Books.
80 pages
Genres:
History, Political & Social Sciences, Literature & Fiction.
Fiction