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Geographies of Postcolonialism introduces the principal themes and theories relating to postcolonialism. Written from a geographical perspective, the text includes extended explanations of the cultural and material aspects of the subject. Exploring postcolonialism through the geographies of imagination, knowledge, and power, the text is split into three comprehensive sections: Colonialisms, Neo-colonialisms, and Postcolonialisms.
Post-Colonialisms
As already indicated, in conventional accounts, decolonisation marked the end of colonialism. However, postcolonial approaches see continuity from the colonial to the post-colonial periods. While the idea of neo-colonialism (literally a ‘new’ colonialism) has long been argued for in economic terms – in that there are still relationships of dependency between ex-colonies and the powers that had once ruled them – here we will examine the continuing legacies of colonial ways of knowing. In Chapter 5 we will consider the shape of the post-colonial world order to see if it has indeed moved away from the binary of west-rest that Said and others witnessed during the colonial period. We will also think about American ideas on development as a replacement for colonial relations, and ...
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