English and the Discourses of Colonialism
Author:   Alastair Pennycook
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415178471


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   17 September 1998
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Alastair Pennycook
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780415178471


ISBN 10:   0415178479
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   17 September 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of figures, Acknowledgements, 1. English and the cultural constructs of colonialism, 2. The cultural constructs of colonialism, 3. Anglicism, Orientalism and colonial language policy, 4. Hong Kong: Opium, riots, English and Chinese, 5. Images of the Self: our marvellous tongue, 6. Images of the Other: China and cultural fixity, 7. English, continuity and counterdiscourse, Notes, Bibliography, Index

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'This is a complex book, containing areas that will appeal to a variety of readers.' - Language in Society '...elegantly and provocatively written...It is a timely and thoughtful book written with historical sensitivity and above all, an appreciation of the need to place the question of post colonialism...Pennycook has produced an acute, entertaining and often surprising book.' - Rumina Sethi


Recommended for graduate students and researchers....


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