Text, Theory, Space - Paperback / softback

Text, Theory, Spaceis a landmark in post-colonial criticism and theory. Focusing on two white settler societies, South Africa and Australia, the contributors investigate the meaning of 'the South' as an aesthetic, political, geographical and cultural space Drawing upon a wide range of disciplines which include literature, history, urban and cultural geography, politics and anthropology, the contributors examine crucial issues including * defining what 'the South' encompasse * investigating ideas of space, history, land and landscap * claiming, naming and possessing lan * national and personal boundarie * questions of race, gender and nationalism