About the Book: Cultural Readings of Imperialism: Edward Said and the Gravity of
History
The work of Edward Said has had a transformative effect on the way we think
about identity and postcolonialism. In this book of essays, the contributors,
informed by Saids wide-ranging scholarship, engage with post-coloniality
literature and philosophy. This is the first collection to expand and elucidate
the work of Said and it matches his critical skill and insight over an
interdisciplinary field of enquiry. Cultural Readings of Imperialism looks at:
Joseph Conrad, Frantz Fanon, George Eliot, Christopher Columbus, English
ethnicity, Indian nationalism, and women of empire.