The Philippines can be seen as an abboration in relation to other Asian countries. Early on in its history it was subject to colonial rule by the Spanish. The Spanish introduced Spanish culture and Roman Catholicism to the Philippines. The period of long colonial rule also produced a culture tha...

Chinua Achebe has produced noteworthy work in not only his novels, but also stories, poetry, and essays. In one of his best-known novels, Things Fall Apart, the main focus is a struggle between the traditional clan society and the effects of British colonialism on a small Nigerian village. The p...

Indians and English: Facing Off in Early America. By Karen Ordahl Kupperman. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2000. In Indians and English, Karen Ordahl Kupperman contends that... When the class was first prompted to read and then analyze Karen Ordahl Kupperman's l...