Elleke Boehmer Bücher

This book is an edited volume of essays that showcases how books played a crucial role in making and materialising histories of travel, scientific exchanges, translation, and global markets from the late-eighteenth century to the present. While existing book historical practice is overly dependent on models of the local and the national, we suggest that approaching the book as a cross-region, travelling – and therefore global- object offers new approaches and methodologies for a study in global perspective. By thus studying the book in its transnational and inter-imperial, textual, inter-textual and material dimensions, this collection will highlight its key role in making possible a global imagination, shaped by networks of print material, readers, publishers and translators.

Why is the nation in a postcolonial world so often seen as a motherland? Stories of women is a pathbreaking study of the perenially fascinating relationship between foundational fictions of the nation and gendered images. The book focuses critically on postcolonial spaces ranging from West Africa to India. -- .

The exploration of political collaborations and textual ties among anti-colonial, nationalist, and modernist movements within the British Empire is central to this work. The author challenges established postcolonial theories regarding national identity, syncretism, and mimicry, offering a critical examination of the binary definitions that have traditionally framed colonial relationships. Through this analysis, the book seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the complexities within these interconnected movements.

Offers an introduction to the growth area of colonial and postcolonial writing in English. This book combines a contextualising narrative situating key developments in imperial and postcolonial history, with theoretical readings of key texts that illuminate important concepts and definitions, including 'writing back' and 'mimicry'.

This novel explores the friendship between two women in post-apartheid South Africa, delving into themes of testimony, reconciliation, and the cost of confronting past pain.

This second edition of Nelson Mandela VSI focuses on a far-reaching critical look at meanings of reconciliation and Mandela's ethic of reciprocity.

New collection of short stories from acclaimed Oxford-based South African author that tracks lives across continents from the perspective of the southern hemisphere--its light, its seas, its sensibilities.

Two pre-teen misfits discover a 90-year-old fetus in a lab storeroom and embark on an unusual quest to return it to its rightful place. Their adventure explores themes of friendship, curiosity, and the challenges of growing up, all while tackling the bizarre and thought-provoking implications of their find. The novel promises to be an engaging and unique read, capturing the imagination with its blend of humor and heartfelt moments.

Exploring the intersection of literature and postcolonial theory, this work delves into the ways cultural narratives shape identity and experience in a postcolonial context. It examines various texts and authors, highlighting how their works respond to colonial legacies and engage with themes of displacement, hybridity, and resistance. By analyzing poetic forms and their political implications, the book offers insights into the complexities of postcolonial identities and the transformative power of literature in articulating social and cultural critiques.