What happens to detective fiction when the detective is "post-colonial," a marginalized native or settler in a country recovering from colonialism? This introduction to the peculiarities of the post-colonial detective and to post-colonial theory establishes a context in which to view more than a dozen notable detectives and authors from around the world. The essays present post-colonial detection as an exciting hybrid of western-influenced police methods and plot conventions with indigenous cultural insights and wisdom in exotic settings.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-10
0312228317
ISBN-13
9780312228316
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1637524
Product Key Features
Author
Christian Ed, Ed Christian
Publication Name
Post-Colonial Detective
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
2001
Series
Crime Files Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
IX, 209 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Pn3448.D4p63 2000
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Table of Content
Introducing the Post-Colonial Detective--Ed Christian * Keating's Inspector Ghote--Mheera Tamaya * James McClure's Mickey Zondi--Edward Tomarken * Upfield's Napoleon Bonaparte--Marilyn Rye * A Crane among Chickens--Deborah Bosi * The Savage among Us--Dean Loganbill * Post-Colonial Problems in the Canadian Detective Novels of Eric Wright and Howard Engel--Patrick Quinn * The Post-Colonial Detective in People's China--Jeffrey C. Kinkley * The Traditional Hero as Modern Detective--King-Fai Tam * Paco Ignacio Taibo II--Jorge HernÀndez Martin * The Spanish Detective as Cultural Other--Jose F. Colmeiro * Driss ChraÏbi's A Place in the Sun --Roger CÉlestin
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Mystery & Detective, General, Subjects & Themes / Politics, Subjects & Themes / General, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism