At the most basic level, postcolonial theorizing deals with space; the space of the Other and our space. As Palestinian literary theorist Edward Said – arguably the most central figure in postcolonial thought – states: “Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography” (1993 , pp. 6-7). The struggle over geography: this is how the central content of postcolonial thought can be summarized. Geography, that is, descriptions of the earth, are never neutral; they are written from a specific location, in a specific space, at a specific time, by a specific author, intended for a specific audience, etc. The struggle for control of such descriptions takes place on multiple levels and with complex relationships not only to military aspects, but also to economics, politics and culture. “That struggle is complex and interesting because it is not just about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, forms, images and imaginations” (ibid.). What is analyzed is not the text, as some critics of the postcolony do...