Globalization and postcolonialism [[electronic resource] ] : hegemony and resistance in the twenty-first century / / edited by Sankaran Krishna
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| Titolo: |
Globalization and postcolonialism [[electronic resource] ] : hegemony and resistance in the twenty-first century / / edited by Sankaran Krishna
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (170 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 327.101 |
| Soggetto topico: | Postcolonialism |
| Colonies - History | |
| Colonization - History | |
| Globalization | |
| Hegemony | |
| Altri autori: |
KrishnaSankaran
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-214) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Acknowledgments; Introduction: Globalization and Postcolonialism: Hegemony and Resistance in the Twenty-First Century; CHAPTER 1 INTELLECTUAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THE STORY OF UNEQUAL DEVELOPMENT FROM 1500 TO 1900; CHAPTER 2 INDEPENDENCE OR NEOCOLONIALISM? THIRD-WORLD DEVELOPMENT IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; CHAPTER 3 GENEALOGIES OF THE POSTCOLONIAL; CHAPTER 4 CRITIQUES OF POSTCOLONIAL THEORY; CHAPTER 5 POSTCOLONIAL ENCOUNTERS: ISLAMIC 'TERRORISM' AND WESTERN CIVILIZATION; Conclusion: Postcolonialism and Globalization: Toward a Post-Columbian Imagination; Notes; Bibliography |
| About the Author | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Globalization has become a widely used buzzword, yet popular discussions often miss its deeper realities. This book offers the first clear explanation of the impact of colonialist legacies in a globalized era defined by the ""War on Terror."" Sankaran Krishna explores the history of the relationship between Western dominance and the forms of resistance that have emerged to challenge it. He argues that we live on an interrelated globe, that history matters a great deal in constructing contemporary realities, and that others create narratives about the world based on their experiences just as we |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Globalization and postcolonialism |
| ISBN: | 1-282-92204-1 |
| 9786612922046 | |
| 0-7425-5764-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910782981403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Globalization (Lanham, Md.)