Colonialism and Gender Relations from Mary Wollstonecraft to Jamaica Kincaid: East Caribbean ConnectionsAgainst the historical background of slavery and colonialism, this study investigates how white and Afro-Caribbean women writers have responded to feminist, abolitionist and post-emancipationist issues. It aims to reveal a relationship between colonial exploitation and female sexual oppression. |
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Contents
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and the Problematic of Slavery | 10 |
Early AfricanCaribbean Educators and the Thirst for Knowledge1 | 24 |
Anne Hart Gilbert | 27 |
Elizabeth Hart Thwaites | 35 |
Plantocratic Paradigms | 55 |
Sargasso Sea The New Colonizer Arrives | 80 |
Glossing Annie Johns Rebellion | 106 |
Conclusion | 129 |
Notes | 135 |
Selective Bibliography | 152 |
Index | 161 |
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Key Concepts in Post-colonial Studies Bill Ashcroft,Gareth Griffiths,Helen Tiffin Limited preview - 1998 |
Post-colonial Studies: The Key Concepts Bill Ashcroft,Gareth Griffiths,Helen Tiffin No preview available - 2007 |