The Postcolonial Challenge

"An outstanding contribution to our understanding of postcolonial theory and its engagement with significant changes within the contemporary world. Couze Venn forces us to rethink the very parameters of the post-colonial and suggests a new political economy for post-modern times. This critical engagement opens up the possibility to reimagine the world from its current narrow European strictures to a world full of alternative possibilities and modernities... This is a timely and ground breaking book that contributes to a much needed reconceptualisation of the postcolony". - Professor Pal Ahluwalia, Goldsmiths, University of London
What is postcolonial studies? What are its achievements, strengths and weaknesses?

Rethinking the Scope of the Postcolonial
Modernity, Modernization and the Postcolonial Present
Questions of Identity and Agency
Towards a Postcolonial Political Economy