Empires, nations, peoples
The imperial prerogative and colonial exceptions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4480700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Partha Chatterjee (0000-0002-8248-893X, Columbia University, USA, and Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, India) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 139 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 84-96 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Thesis Eleven (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0725-5136 • E-ISSN: 1461-7455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0725513617700040 |
| OpenAlex | W2607213178 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 5 |
The paper traces the continuities between empires and successor nation-states and examines how imperial prerogatives continue to operate in the global system. The author also looks at the failure of postcolonial states to deliver on their promises after achieving national sovereignty. In all this, the focus is on conceptualizing the category of 'the people', which is supposedly the source of legitimate power in the contemporary world. In particular the paper zooms in on the historical continuity that characterized traditional empires and is just as present in the context of contemporary world powers - the right to invoke imperial prerogatives to declare colonial exceptions
Archaeology · Colonialism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · Successor cardinal · Global Economic and Social Development · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |