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Decolonising geographical knowledge in a colonised and re‐colonising postcolonial world

Bibliographic Data

ID7097955
AuthorsP Noxolo (0000-0003-3051-1576, School of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume49
Issue3
Pages317-319
Publication date2017-08-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArea (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/area.12370
OpenAlexW2742718879
LanguageEN
Citations received105
References cited12

A short and direct introduction sets out the context for this special section. After a brief sketch of each of the commentary pieces and how they fit together, the key question will then be posed: how are geographers now inserting themselves into these ongoing dynamics, and which particular aspects of the present moment are geography academics well‐placed to address

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Unique citing works105
Citations per year11,67
Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 104

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