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What year was Spivak's influential book "A Critique of Postcolonial Reason" published?

  • 1989

  • 1999

  • 2005

  • 2012

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Published in 1999, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's "A Critique of Postcolonial Reason" is a seminal work in postcolonial studies. The book examines the power dynamics and inequalities perpetuated by colonial and postcolonial structures, challenging dominant narratives and calling for a decolonized understanding of knowledge production and agency. Spivak's critique extends to the limitations of Western epistemologies and the need for recognizing the subaltern voice.
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