Colonialism in Global Perspective

A provocative, breath-taking, and concise relational history of colonialism over the past 500 years, from the dawn of the New World to the twenty-first century.

Kris Manjapra (Author)

9781108425261, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 May 2020

288 pages
23.5 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm, 0.59 kg

'Interdisciplinary scholars and students interested in the history, political economy, and sociocultural dimensions of colonialism will find this book of value.' Marc Kosciejew, Ethnic and Racial Studies

Kris Manjapra weaves together the study of colonialism over the past 500 years, across the globe's continents and seas. This captivating work vividly evokes living human histories, introducing the reader to manifestations of colonialism as expressed through war, militarization, extractive economies, migrations and diasporas, racialization, biopolitical management, and unruly and creative responses and resistances by colonized peoples. This book describes some of the most salient political, social, and cultural constellations of our present times across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. By exploring the dissimilar, yet entwined, histories of conquest, settler colonialism, racial slavery, and empire, Manjapra exposes the enduring role of colonial force and freedom struggle in the making of our modern world.

Introduction
Part I. Interlocking colonial histories: 1. War
2. Settlement
3. Plantation
4. Port
Part II. Elementary aspects of colonial power: 5. Science
6. School
7. Debt
8. Space
9. Body
Epilogue.

Subject Areas: Colonialism & imperialism [HBTQ], General & world history [HBG]