France between the two World Wars was pervaded by representations of its own colonial power, expressed forcefully in the human displays at the expositions coloniales, films starring Josephine Baker, and the short stories of Paul Morand, and more subtly in the avant-garde writing…
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France between the two World Wars was pervaded by representations of its own colonial powers, expressed forcefully in the human displays at the "expositions coloniales", in film and in literature. This work interprets a range of cultural products to uncover the "colonial unconsc…
"Een fascinerende nieuwe studie waarin John McAleer de maritieme toegangspoort tot Azië rond Kaap de Goede Hoop verkent en de cruciale rol ervan bij de oprichting, consolidatie en instandhouding van het Britse rijk in de late achttiende en negentiende eeuw. Gelegen in het centru…
This study of Bolivia uses Cochabamba as a laboratory to examine the long-term transformation of native Andean society into a vibrant Quechua-Spanish-mestizo region of haciendas and smallholdings, towns and villages, peasant markets and migratory networks, all caught in the web …
Historiography of India during 1930-50 period.
"Working against the grain of the pan-Indian generalities and unproblematized pluralism of the Parsi theatre, Rashna Nicholson focuses on fiery debates in the public sphere around Parsi theatre - debates relating to Aryanism, Darwinism, communal violence, masculinity, and pure a…
Urban planning on the five Lusophone African countries - Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Príncipe - so far been relatively overlooked in planning literature. Bringing together a team of leading scholars, this book fills the gap by providing an in-…
"The manuscript provides a deep reading of Nikolai Karazin's works and his relationship with Central Asia. Certainly, Elena Andreeva shows how Karazin's prolific creations have much to tell us about Russian imperialism, colonial and local society as well as Russians' self-identi…
The Dravidian language family is marked historically by a protracted struggle between Tamil and its aggressively assertive supremacy, and the consequent peripheralizing of other majoritarian languages of the region. This book looks at the development of Telugu - with its unique …
This book draws on participatory ethnographic research to understand how rural Colombian women work to dismantle the coloniality of power. It critically examines the ways in which colonial feminisms have homogenized the "category of woman," ignoring the intersecting relationship…
An account of the relations maintained by the Portuguese in Asia to further their interests in trade and commerce as also propagate Christianity in the region.
An account of the relations maintained by the Portuguese in Asia to further their interests in trade and commerce as also propagate Christianity in the region.
An analysis of the socio-economic changes brought about by colonial rule in a frontier area of Bengal, Jalpaiguri. Challenging long established debates focused around the powers of dominant groups over a settled peasantry, this book broadens our perspective on the 18th century, …
An analysis of the socio-economic changes brought about by colonial rule in a frontier area of Bengal, Jalpaiguri. Challenging long established debates focused around the powers of dominant groups over a settled peasantry, this book broadens our perspective on the 18th century, …