Colonial and Post-Colonial Incarceration (Paperback)

Graeme Harper

ISBN 10: 0826449182 / ISBN 13: 9780826449184

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2001

About this Item

Paperback. The first study to deal extensively and comparatively with capture, imprisonment and punishment in colonial and postcolonial cultures. Offering textual as well as historical analysis, each chapter focuses on a specific national or regional arena. Each also provides foundational insight into the social, economic and cultural conditions prevalent in colonial societies. Chapters, written by a wide range of international specialists, include coverage of the early modern to the contemporary period as well as coverage of cultural arenas from Europe to Asia, Australia, northern and southern Africa and North America. This work deals with capture, imprisonment and punishment in colonial and post-colonial cultures. Each chapter focuses on a specific national or regional arena, providing insight into the social, economic and cultural conditions prevalent in colonial societies. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colonial and Post-Colonial Incarceration (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826449182
• ISBN 13: 9780826449184
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The first study to deal extensively and comparatively with capture, imprisonment and punishment in colonial and postcolonial cultures. Offering textual as well as historical analysis, each chapter focuses on a specific national or regional arena. Each also provides foundational insight into the social, economic and cultural conditions prevalent in colonial societies. Chapters, written by a wide range of international specialists, include coverage of the early modern to the contemporary period as well as coverage of cultural arenas from Europe to Asia, Australia, northern and southern Africa and North America.

About the Author

Graeme Harper is Professor of Creative Writing and Dean of The Honors College at Oakland University, Michigan, USA. He is Editor of the Approaches to Writing Series at Bloomsbury, Editor of the New Writing journal and is Chair of the Creative Writing Studies Organization (CWSO) in the USA. He was also inaugural Chair of HE at the UK's National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE) and is an award-winning fiction writer, Professor and Honorary Professor.