Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.
Were it not for the language of the original text that I am quoting in English translation, this passage might be taken as from one of countless recent efforts to redress the strategic forgetfulness it laments by ï¬lling in gaps in the history of Western imperialism and by examining its divisive legacy in our current, postcolonial reality. The author, original language, and source of the passage call attention, though, to a kind of strategic forgetfulness that affects even theorists of postcolonialism as they struggle to rectify the cruelly biased, falsiï¬ed, or 1. Czes´ Mi´ law losz, Zniewolony umysl (Paris: Instytut literacki, 1953; reprint, Krakow: Wydawnictwo literackie, 1999), 241â 42; Mi´ losz, The Captive Mind, trans. Jane Zielonko (New York: Vintage, 1981), 223. 10:1 Copyright 2004 by Duke University Press Jamesonâs deï¬nition, and why does its absence feel so inconspicuous and selfevident? Surely the Russian empire and its twentieth-century descendant, the Soviet Union, would seem to merit a place in contemporary assessments of imperialism and its cultural consequences. Jamesonâs elision, though, is unexceptional. Edward Said notes the ârather wide geographical and historical rangeâ attempted in his own book Culture and Imperialism, and indeed his book spans two centuries of
Common Knowledge – Duke University Press
Published: Jan 1, 2004
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.