Political Theories of Decolonization

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ID20031555
AuthorsM Kohn (0000-0002-2309-4412), Keally Mcbride
Year2011
Pages214
Publication date2011-02-16
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenuePolitical Theories Of Decolonization Postcolonialism And The Problem Of Foundations (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195399578.001.0001
OpenAlexW2495794290
Open LibraryOL26034023M
ISBN9780195399578
GOOGLE_BOOK_IDKNKZSQAACAAJ
LanguageEN
Citations received52

"Political Theories of Decolonization provides an introduction to some of the seminal texts of postcolonial political theory. The difficulty of founding a new regime is an important theme in political theory, and the intellectual history of decolonization provides a rich--albeit overlooked--opportunity to explore it. Many theorists have pointed out that the colonized subject was a divided subject. This book argues that the postcolonial state was a divided state. While postcolonial states were created through the struggle for independence, they drew on both colonial institutions and reinvented pre-colonial traditions. Political Theories of Decolonization illuminates how many of the central themes of political theory such as land, religion, freedom, law, and sovereignty are imaginatively explored by postcolonial thinkers. In doing so, it provides readers access to texts that add to our understanding of contemporary political life and global political dynamics." -- Publisher's description

Decolonization · Political science · Politics · Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Postcolonialism

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