About the Author
Nicholas Thomas is the author of several previous books including Out of Time: History and Evolution in Anthropological Discourse (Cambridge University Press, 1989) and Entangled Objects: Exchange, Material Culture and Colonialism in the Pacific (Harvard, 1991).
Features
* This is a topical subject area which draws not just on anthropological material, but also on literary and historical sources.
* The book provides a good introduction to the whole field of studies on colonial discourse and histories - discussing, among others, the work of Said and Bhabha.
* The book is illustrated with pictures and texts.
* This is a topical subject area which draws not just on anthropological material, but also on literary and historical sources.
* The book provides a good introduction to the whole field of studies on colonial discourse and histories - discussing, among others, the work of Said and Bhabha.
* The book is illustrated with pictures and texts.
