The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies offers a lucid introduction and overview of one of the most important strands in recent literary theory and cultural studies. The volume aims to introduce readers to key concepts, methods, theories, thematic concerns, and …
Offering an introduction to this important strand in recent literary theory & cultural studies, this companion looks at key concepts, methods, theories, thematic concerns, & contemporary debates in the field of postcolonial literature.
An analytical study of Portuguese decolonization, dealing with all the Portuguese territories in Africa. It is equally concerned with metropolitan Portugal itself, and refers to key theoretical debates on imperialism, modernization and international relations.
The Malayan Union controversy 1942-1948
by Lau, Albert
fromSouth-East Asian historical monographs
The Malayan Union controversy 1942-1948
by Lau, Albert
fromSouth-East Asian historical monographs
"Visions of Empire in the Nazi-Occupied Netherlands is both a political history of the Nazi-occupied Netherlands and a study of empire, occupation, and decolonization."
Ian Copland's comprehensive and fascinating study of the role played by the Indian princes, the maharajas and nawabs of South Asia, in the devolution of British colonial power is long overdue. By rehabilitating the princes as subjects of serious historical study, the author demo…
In this trenchant critique, Siba N'Zatioula Grovogui demonstrates the failure of international law to address adequately the issues surrounding African self-determination during decolonization. Challenging the view that the only requirement for decolonization is the elimination …
In this trenchant critique, Siba N'Zatioula Grovogui demonstrates the failure of international law to address adequately the issues surrounding African self-determination during decolonization. Challenging the view that the only requirement for decolonization is the elimination …
"Respected authorities on the history of missions explore new territory in these chapters, probing from diverse angles the linkages between Christianity, nationalism, and the dissolution of the colonial empires in Asia and Africa. This work not only sheds light on the relation o…
Against the backdrop of decolonisation and the territorial adjustments of the 1990s, the issue of state succession continues to be a complex focal point for public international law. This book re-assesses the foundations of the law of succession, assessing the attempts, and fail…