The Post-Colonial Detective |
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Editor:
| Christian, Ed |
Series title: | Crime File Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-333-73895-5 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $220.95 |
Book Description:
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What happens to detective fiction when the detective is 'post-colonial', a marginalized native or settler in a country recovering from colonialism? Post-colonial detection is an exciting hybrid of western-influenced police methods and plot conventions and indigenous cultural insights and wisdom in exotic settings. An 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...
More DescriptionWhat happens to detective fiction when the detective is 'post-colonial', a marginalized native or settler in a country recovering from colonialism? Post-colonial detection is an exciting hybrid of western-influenced police methods and plot conventions and indigenous cultural insights and wisdom in exotic settings. An 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.