Anomalous States: Irish Writing and the Post-Colonial Movement

A welcome addition to the growing body of work that connects cultural theory with anti-colonial historiography, literary analysis, and issues in contemporary politics. Lloyd’s book should interest a wide readership. It will challenge literary critics to deal more directly with political and historiographic issues, just as its deft analyses of literary texts will deepen the perspectives of scholars in history, anthropology, and the social sciences. -Satya P. Mohanty