The Postcolonial Middle Ages
by J. Cohen
2020-12-31 11:45:55
The Postcolonial Middle Ages
by J. Cohen
2020-12-31 11:45:55
An increased awareness of the importance of minority and subjugated voices to the histories and narratives which have previously excluded them has led to a wide-spread interest in the effects of colonization and displacement. This collection of essay...
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An increased awareness of the importance of minority and subjugated voices to the histories and narratives which have previously excluded them has led to a wide-spread interest in the effects of colonization and displacement. This collection of essays is the first to apply post-colonial theory to the Middle Ages, and to critique that theory through the excavation of a distant past. The essays examine the establishment of colony, empire, and nationalism in order to expose the mechanisms of oppression through which ''aboriginal'' ''native'' or simply pre-existent cultures are displaced, eradicated, or transformed.
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