Forget English!

Author	: Aamir R. Mufti
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Total Pages	: 262
Release	: 2016-02-16
ISBN-10	: 9780674915428
ISBN-13	: 0674915429
Rating	: 4/5 (429 Downloads)

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Download or read book Forget English! written by Aamir R. Mufti and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World literature advocates have promised to move humanistic study beyond postcolonial theory and antiquated paradigms of national literary traditions. Aamir Mufti scrutinizes these claims and critiques the continuing dominance of English as both a literary language and the undisputed cultural system of global capitalism.

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Forget English!

Authors: Aamir R. Mufti

Categories: Literary Criticism

Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02-16 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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World literature advocates have promised to move humanistic study beyond postcolonial theory and antiquated paradigms of national literary traditions. Aamir Muf