Colonialism in Global Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID24170609
AuthorsKris Manjapra (0009-0007-5117-1124, Tufts University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Publication date2020-04-30
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueColonialism in Global Perspective (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9781108560580
ISBN9781108560580
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited79

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.

Ancient history · Archaeology · Colonialism · CONQUEST · Empire · Globe · Militarism · Militarization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Racialization · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Gender Studies · History · Law · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies