Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Debunking the Myths of Colonization Debunking the Myths of Colonization Samar Attar Debunking the Myths of Colonization examines Salman Rushdie's thesis on the paradoxical nature of colonialism and its horrific impact on the psyche of the colonized. It probes Frantz Fanon's theories… OL15184681W
The roots of English colonialism in Ireland The roots of English colonialism in Ireland John Patrick Montaño "This is a major new study of the cultural foundations of the Tudor plantations in Ireland and of early English imperialism more generally. John Patrick Montaño traces the roots of colonialism in the… OL16282847W
Food culture in colonial Asia Food culture in colonial Asia Cecilia Leong-Salobir "Presenting a social history of colonial food practices in India, Malaysia and Singapore, this book discusses the contribution that Asian domestic servants made towards the development of this cuisin… OL16686402W
LA QUESTION DU POUVOIR EN AFRIQUE DU NORD ET DE L'OUEST - Hors-se rie - (volume 2) - Affirmations i… LA QUESTION DU POUVOIR EN AFRIQUE DU NORD ET DE L'OUEST - Hors-se rie - (volume 2) - Affirmations i… Sophie Caratini Depuis 1990, on assiste a une modification des rapports de domination entre les anciennes puissances coloniales et les pays d'Afrique du Nord et de l'Ouest, dont les gouvernements doivent composer … OL16935411W
The Bureaucracy of Beauty The Bureaucracy of Beauty Arindam Dutta Designing the Present is a wide-ranging work of cultural theory that connects literary studies, postcoloniality, the history of architecture and design, and the history and present of empire. Profess… OL1760509W
Nervous Conditions Nervous Conditions Tsitsi Dangarembga This is a book about the oppression of women by men.Men in a society have more rights than women and the women have to succumb to anything that men say.It also touches on religion and explains the ro… OL17661158W
Women in African colonial histories Women in African colonial histories Nakanyike Musisi,Susan Geiger,Jean Marie Allman >How did African women negotiate the complex political, economic, and social forces of colonialism in their daily lives? How did they make meaningful lives for themselves in a world that challenged f… OL18540883W
Aphrodite's island Aphrodite's island Anne Salmond Aphrodite's Island is a bold new account of the European discovery of Tahiti, the Pacific island of mythic status in Western imaginings about sexuality, the exotic, and the nobility or bestiality of … OL18637511W
Indian response to colonialism in the 19th century Indian response to colonialism in the 19th century Sudhir Chandra,Alok Bhalla Papers contributed to a series of seminars held at Hyderabad and Surat between 1987 and 1990. OL19053954W
Africa : African History Africa : African History Raymond C. Nelson 90 pages : 23 cm OL20840977W
Colonial subjects Colonial subjects Oscar Salemink,Peter Pels "The essays in this volume share the assumption that "ethnography" is a broader field of practice out of which and alongside which anthropology attempted to distinguish itself as a scientific discipl… OL21242279W
Urban violence in the Middle East Urban violence in the Middle East Nora Lafi,Nelida Fuccaro,Ulrike Freitag,Claudia Ghrawi "Covering a period from the late eighteenth century to today, this volume explores the phenomenon of urban violence in order to unveil general developments and historical specificities in a variety o… OL23206280W
Africa since 1940 Africa since 1940 Frederick Cooper ,Frederick Cooper,Frederick Cooper "Frederick Cooper's latest book on the history of decolonization and independence in Africa initiates a new textbook series: New Approaches to African History. His book will help readers understand t… OL2632439W
Shamanism, colonialism, and the wild man Shamanism, colonialism, and the wild man Michael T. Taussig Working with the image of the Indian shaman as Wild Man, Taussig reveals not the magic of the shaman but that of the politicizing fictions creating the effect of the real. "This extraordinary book . … OL33626W
Not all the King's men Not all the King's men Martin R. Doornbos xiv, 234 p. ; 23 cm OL3662099W
Twilight on the Zambezi Twilight on the Zambezi Eugenia W. Herbert "In Twilight on the Zambezi, historian Eugenia W. Herbert looks at a remote district in Central Africa in the moment just before the collapse of British colonial rule. Beginning with a lively study … OL3920226W
Como Europa subdesarrollo a Africa Como Europa subdesarrollo a Africa Walter Rodney Work of political economy, detailing the impact of slavery and colonialism on the history of international capitalism. Rodney makes the unflinching case that African “mal-development” is not a natura… OL4062001W
Kenya today-breaking the yoke of colonialism in Africa Kenya today-breaking the yoke of colonialism in Africa Ndirangu Mwaura "Examining the impact of foreign aid, trade policies, study-abroad programs, religion, entertainment, the media and other forms of foreign influence on Kenya and other under-developed African nations… OL5816377W