White Skins/Black Masks

<p>In this exciting re-reading of the classic work of Haggard and Kipling Gail Ching-Liang Low examines the representational dynamics of colonizer versus colonized. Exploring the interface between the native 'other' as a reflection and as a point of address the author asserts that this 'other' is a mirror reflecting the image of the colonizer - a 'cultural cross-dressing'.<br> Employing psychoanalysis anthropology and postcolonial theory Low analyzes the way in which fantasy and fabulation are caught up in networks of desire and power. <em>White Skins/Black Masks</em> is a fascinating entry into the current debate of post-colonial theory.</p>