Decolonization: perspectives from now and then
'Decolonization' collects challenging perspectives on the process of decolonization in the 20th century, including writings by Ho Chi-Minh & Nehru. This is a move away from Western analysis of the phenomenon, towards the angle of vision of the former colonies.
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Decolonization : perspectives from now and then / edited by Prasenjit Duara.
Summary
'Decolonization' collects challenging perspectives on the process of decolonization in the 20th century, including writings by Ho Chi-Minh & Nehru. This is a move away from Western analysis of the phenomenon, towards the angle of vision of the former colonies.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2003.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:New York, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:pages cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0415248418, 9780415248419, 041524840X, 9780415248402
- oclc:ocn805391632
- LC Classification:JV185
- Dewey Decimal:325/.3
Table of Contents
In their words -- Introduction -- (The Three Principles of the People). Selections from Lecture 4 / Sun Yat-sen, San Min Chu I -- The path that led me to Leninism / Ho Chi Minh -- The discovery of India, Selections from chapter 10 / Jawaharlal Nehru -- Frantz Fanon, "Algeria unveiled" (extracts) in A dying colonialism / Frantz Fanon -- "Diagnosing an illness" Chapter 1, Occidentosis: a plague from the West / Jalal Al-i Ahmand -- "Society and ideology" selections from chapter 3, Consciencism: philosophy and ideology for decolonization / Kwame Nkrumah -- Part II: Imperialism and nationalism -- Introduction -- Contested hegemony: The Great War and the Afro-Asian assault on the civilizing mission ideology / Michael Adas -- The world of history and the world-as-history: twentieth century theories of imperialism / Patrick Wolfe -- "The Revolt against the West", selections from chapter 6, An introduction to contemporary history / Geoffrey Barraclough -- "'My ambition is much higher than independence': US power, the UN world, the nation-state, and their critics" / John D. Kelly and Martha Kaplan -- Empire preserv'd: how the Americans put anti-Communism before anti-imperialism / William Ro…
Read More ↓Subjects
Writers
More from this Series
No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this work.
Related Works
more →
Tarih içinde Ankara
History in mathematics education: the ICMI study
"Historikerstreit" und Nationswerdung: Ursprünge und Deutung eines bundesrepub…
Dworok, Gerrit
Files & Downloads
-
Decolonization: Perspectives from Now and Then (R…
PDF · 2.0 MB · updated -
Decolonization: Perspectives from Now and Then --…
PDF · 2.6 MB · updated
Rate & Review