Political Theories of Decolonization: Postcolonialism and the Problem of FoundationsPolitical Theories of Decolonization provides an introduction to some of the seminal texts of postcolonial political theory. The difficulty of founding a new regime is an important theme in political theory, and the intellectual history of decolonization provides a rich--albeit overlooked--opportunity to explore it. Many theorists have pointed out that the colonized subject was a divided subject. This book argues that the postcolonial state was a divided state. While postcolonial states were created through the struggle for independence, they drew on both colonial institutions and reinvented pre-colonial traditions. Political Theories of Decolonization illuminates how many of the central themes of political theory such as land, religion, freedom, law, and sovereignty are imaginatively explored by postcolonial thinkers. In doing so, it provides readers access to texts that add to our understanding of contemporary political life and global political dynamics. |
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Contents
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1 Postcolonial Political Theory and the Problem of Foundations | 14 |
AntiImperialist Political Thought in Iran | 35 |
Revolutions of Decolonization and Postcolonial Citizenship | 55 |
4 Colonialism and the State of Exception | 77 |
Land as Revolutionary Foundation | 98 |
6 The Philosophy of Liberation | 119 |
Gandhi and the Critique of Western Civilization | 142 |
Notes | 155 |
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| Title | Political Theories of Decolonization: Postcolonialism and the Problem of Foundations |
| Authors | Margaret Kohn, Keally McBride |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0199837848, 9780199837847 |
| Length | 224 pages |
| Subjects | › › Philosophy / Political Political Science / General Political Science / History & Theory Political Science / International Relations / General |
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