In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures

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In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures is a landmark work of Marxist literary and cultural criticism by Aijaz Ahmad that offers a rigorous critique of postcolonial theory and its relationship to nationalism, class, and global capitalism.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ work of cultural criticism ⓘ work of literary criticism ⓘ
addresses	formation of national cultures ⓘ global capitalism ⓘ political economy of culture ⓘ role of intellectuals in postcolonial societies ⓘ
author	Aijaz Ahmad NERFINISHED ⓘ
critiques	certain strands of Western Marxism ⓘ culturalism in literary theory ⓘ national allegory as a universal category ⓘ postcolonial studies ⓘ postmodernist theory ⓘ poststructuralist theory ⓘ the concept of Third World literature ⓘ
describedAs	landmark work of Marxist cultural criticism ⓘ landmark work of Marxist literary criticism ⓘ rigorous critique of postcolonial theory ⓘ
focusesOn	relationship between class and nation ⓘ relationship between culture and imperialism ⓘ relationship between metropolitan theory and Third World realities ⓘ relationship between nationalism and internationalism ⓘ relationship between theory and politics ⓘ
genre	Marxist cultural criticism ⓘ Marxist literary criticism ⓘ
hasPerspective	Marxist ⓘ anti-imperialist ⓘ materialist ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Third World literature ⓘ class ⓘ colonial discourse ⓘ cultural theory ⓘ global capitalism ⓘ ideology ⓘ imperialism ⓘ national allegory ⓘ nationalism ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ poststructuralism ⓘ world literature ⓘ
notableFor	emphasis on class analysis in cultural theory ⓘ reassertion of Marxist categories in literary studies ⓘ systematic critique of influential postcolonial theorists ⓘ
theoreticalFramework	Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ

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