Colonial exchanges: Political theory and the agency of the colonized
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (805 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1526105659 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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. 'The astonishing breadth, diversity, scholarly rigor, and intellectual richness of this collection of essays suggests that the future of political theory is in good hands.' Jeanne Morefield, Professor of Politics, Whitman College and author of Empires without Imperialism: Anglo American Decline and the Politics of Deflection (2014) --
Burke A. Hendrix is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of OregonDeborah Baumgold is Professor Emerita of Political Science at the University of Oregon
The contributors to this volume include a mix of political theorists and intellectual historians who seek to grapple with specific thinkers or contexts. A full reckoning of colonialism's effects requires attention to their intellectual choices and the political efforts that accompanied them, which sometimes produced surprising political successes. But little attention has so far been given to the reactions of those in the colonies to European ideas, where intellectuals actively sought to transform those ideas, deploying them strategically or adopting them as their own. Contributors focus on colonised societies including