Colonialism in global perspective / Kris Manjapra.

By:

Manjapra, Kris, 1978- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.Description: xv, 273 pages, 23 cmISBN:

9781108441360(paperback)

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Colonialism in global perspectiveDDC classification:

325.309 MAN

Contents:

War -- Settlement -- Plantation -- Port -- Science -- School -- Debt -- Space -- Body.

Summary: "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 interlocking pasts and ongoing legacies of colonialism through the study of: war, conquest, militarization, extractive economies, migration and diaspora, racialization, biopolitical management, and unruly and creative responses and resistances. He describes some of the most salient political, social, and cultural constellations of our present across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. By exploring the dissimilar, yet entwined, histories of settler colonialism, racial slavery, and empire across Asia, Manjapra exposes the enduring role of colonial force and freedom struggle in the making of our modern world"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	325.309 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K6109

TB4192/3
GBP 18.99

Includes bibliographical references and index.

War -- Settlement -- Plantation -- Port -- Science -- School -- Debt -- Space -- Body.

"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 interlocking pasts and ongoing legacies of colonialism through the study of: war, conquest, militarization, extractive economies, migration and diaspora, racialization, biopolitical management, and unruly and creative responses and resistances. He describes some of the most salient political, social, and cultural constellations of our present across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. By exploring the dissimilar, yet entwined, histories of settler colonialism, racial slavery, and empire across Asia, Manjapra exposes the enduring role of colonial force and freedom struggle in the making of our modern world"-- Provided by publisher.

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