Beginning Postcolonialism is a vital resource for those taking undergraduate courses in postcolonial studies for the first time and has become an established international best-seller in the field. In this fully revised and updated second edition, John McLeod introduces the major areas of concern in a clear, accessible and organised fashion.

John McLeod is Reader in Postcolonial and Diaspora Literatures at the School of English, University of Leeds, UK

Acknowledgements
Preface to the second edition
Introduction
1. From 'Commonwealth' to 'Postcolonial'
2. Reading colonial discourses
3. Nationalist representations
4. The nation in question
5. Re-reading and re-writing English literature
6. Postcolonialism and feminism
7. Diaspora identities
8. The limits of postcolonialism?
Appendix: 'The Overland Mail (foot-service to the hills)' (Rudyard Kipling)
Further reading
Index