Reworking postcolonialism : globalization, labour and rights /

"An interdisciplinary collection of essays, Reworking Postcolonialism explores questions of work, precarity, migration, minority and indigenous rights in relation to contemporary globalization. It focuses on the impact of the global market forces on the formation of new subject positions among...

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Other Authors:	Malreddy, Pavan Kumar, 1977- (Editor), Heidemann, Birte (Editor), Laursen, Ole Birk (Editor, 1978-), Wilson, Janet, 1948- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	Postcolonialism in literature. Globalization in literature. Postcolonialism > Social aspects. Human rights in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing Countries.
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Summary:	"An interdisciplinary collection of essays, Reworking Postcolonialism explores questions of work, precarity, migration, minority and indigenous rights in relation to contemporary globalization. It focuses on the impact of the global market forces on the formation of new subject positions among urban dwellers, exiles, and other disenfranchised communities. Bringing together political, economic and literary approaches to texts and events from across the postcolonial world, the essays collected here investigate the transformative effects of the global dissemination of capital, goods and movements of people, and call for a revision of the existing discourses on rights, entitlements and citizenship"--
Physical Description:	xii, 253 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781137435927 (hardback) 1137435925 (hardback)