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Empire, Global Coloniality and African Subjectivity.

Global imperial designs, which have been in place since conquest by western powers, did not suddenly evaporate after decolonization. Global coloniality as a leitmotif of the empire became the order of the day, with its invisible technologies of subjugation continuing to reproduce Africa's subal...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Global imperial designs, which have been in place since conquest by western powers, did not suddenly evaporate after decolonization. Global coloniality as a leitmotif of the empire became the order of the day, with its invisible technologies of subjugation continuing to reproduce Africa's subaltern position, a position characterized by perceived deficits ranging from a lack of civilization, a lack of writing and a lack of history to a lack of development, a lack of human rights and a lack of democracy. The author's sharply critical perspective reveals how this epistemology of alterity has k.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (278 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857459527
085745952X
0857459511
9780857459510
9781299777903
1299777902