This best selling key guide, now in its second edition, provides an essential key to understanding the issues which characterize post-colonialism; explaining what it is, where it is encountered and why it is crucial in forging new cultural identities. As a subject, post-colonial studies stands at the intersection of debates about race, colonialism, gender, politics and language. Key topics covered include:

• Borderlands
• Transnational literatures
• Neo imperialism
• Neo liberalism
• Eco feminism.

Post Colonial Studies: The Key Conceptsis fully updated and cross referenced throughout. With additional further reading this book has everything for students and anyone keen to learn more about this fascinating subject.