This anthology offers a balanced approach to colonial and postcolonial literature through a rich tapestry of short stories by both british colonizers and affected indigenous people organized by region the compelling stories reflect the evolution of colonialism from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. An anthology of colonial and postcolonial short fiction this anthology offers a balanced approach to colonial and postcolonial literature through a rich tapestry of short stories by both british. This anthology offers a balanced approach to colonial and postcolonial literature through a rich tapestry of short stories by both british colonizers and affected indigenous people organized by region the compelling stories reflect the evolution of colonialism from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. The anthology offers short stories from both types of colonial and post colonial literature the british subjects in colonial settings and the colonised indigenous people it includes apparatus to help undergraduates understand british colonialism grasp the essentials of postcolonial theory as it applies to reading and understanding short fiction and put the stories into historical and literary context