{"product_id":"postcolonial-ecocriticism-literature-animals-environment-paperback","title":"Postcolonial Ecocriticism: Literature, Animals, Environment - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Huggan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelen Tiffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Ecocriticism\u003c\/i\u003e, a book foundational for its field, has been updated to consider recent developments in the area such as environmental humanities and animal studies. Graham Huggan and Helen Tiffin examine transverse relations between humans, animals and the environment across a wide range of postcolonial literary texts and also address key issues such as global warming, food security, human over-population in the context of animal extinction, queer ecology, and the connections between postcolonial and disability theory. Considering the postcolonial first from an environmental and then a zoocritical perspective, the book looks at: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNarratives of development in postcolonial writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEntitlement, belonging and the pastoral\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eColonial 'asset stripping' and the Christian mission\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe politics of eating and the representation of cannibalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnimality and spirituality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSentimentality and anthropomorphism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe changing place of humans and animals in a 'posthuman' world. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new preface written specifically for this edition and an annotated list of suggestions for further reading, \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Ecocriticism \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a comprehensive and fully up-to-date introduction to a rapidly expanding field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelen Tiffin\u003c\/strong\u003e was formerly Canada Research Chair in English and Post-Colonial Studies at Queen's University, Ontario, and is now Professor of English at the University of Tasmania, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraham Huggan\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Commonwealth and Postcolonial Literatures at the University of Leeds, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127524561031,"sku":"9781138784192","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4a646b6c560b58a816fb80dc89b6c854.webp?v=1732589134","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/postcolonial-ecocriticism-literature-animals-environment-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}