I am a Japanese reading the book about Taiwan, in which I do not understand "colonial discourses, the final word, in the following sentence. Please teach me.
Successfully bridging history and literary studies, this bold and imaginative book rethinks the history of Japanese rule in Taiwan by radically expanding its approach to colonial discourses.
2007-06-05 14:49:54 · 3 answers · asked by Taro K 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Discourse means conversations, arguments or speeches. Basically, it's any communication between two people or peoples. It can also mean an institutionalized way of thinking, eg two books about guerrillas, one refers to them as "freedom fighters" the other as "terrorists",they are written from two different ways of thinking.
So I think your sentence means that the book expands on the Japanese way of thinking about it's colonies & colonial people.
2007-06-07 13:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by SuZie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In that sentence I believe it means thoroughly exploring ideas and experiences of the colonies. In this book they will be looking at the occupation through the eyes of the colony.:)
2007-06-06 04:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by Renee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm hit the google button or just go to www.google.com
2007-06-05 22:04:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋