Pramod K. Nayar 
The Postcolonial Studies Dictionary 

This new Dictionary features a thoughtfully collated collection of over 150 jargon-free definitions of key terms and concepts in postcolonial theory.

* Features a brief introduction to postcolonial theory and a list of suggested further reading that includes the texts in which many of these terms originated

* Each entry includes the origins of the term, where traceable; a detailed explanation of its perceived meaning; and examples of the term’s use in literary-cultural texts

* Incorporates terms and concepts from multiple disciplines, including anthropology, literary studies, science, economics, globalization studies, politics, and philosophy

* Provides an ideal companion text to the forthcoming Postcolonial Studies: An Anthology, which is also edited by Pramod K. Nayar, a highly-respected authority in the field

Table of Content

List of terms vi

Acknowledgements ix

Preface x

Dictionary 1

References 170

About the author

Pramod K. Nayar teaches in the Department of English at
the University of Hyderabad, India. His books in postcolonial
studies include Frantz Fanon (2014), Colonial
Voices: The Discourses of Empire (Wiley, 2012)
Postcolonialism: A Guide for the Perplexed (2010), and
Postcolonial Literature: An Introduction (2008). He
is also the editor of the 5-volume Women in Colonial India:
Historical Documents and Sources (2013). Forthcoming works
include Postcolonial Studies: An Anthology (Wiley) and a
book on Human Rights and Literature.