Colonialism in Global Perspective
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 5/7/2020
EAN 9781108425261, ISBN10: 1108425267
Hardcover, 288 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Language: English
Kris Manjapra weaves together the study of colonialism over the past 500 years, across the globe's continents and seas. This captivating work vividly evokes living human histories, introducing the reader to manifestations of colonialism as expressed through war, militarization, extractive economies, migrations and diasporas, racialization, biopolitical management, and unruly and creative responses and resistances by colonized peoples. This book describes some of the most salient political, social, and cultural constellations of our present times across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. By exploring the dissimilar, yet entwined, histories of conquest, settler colonialism, racial slavery, and empire, Manjapra exposes the enduring role of colonial force and freedom struggle in the making of our modern world.
Introduction
Part I. Interlocking colonial histories
1. War
2. Settlement
3. Plantation
4. Port
Part II. Elementary aspects of colonial power
5. Science
6. School
7. Debt
8. Space
9. Body
Epilogue.