Colonialism's Culture: Anthropology, Travel, and Government

by Nicholas Thomas

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In a wide-ranging account of the development of ideas about human difference, Nicholas Thomas challenges reigning theories that portray colonialism as monolithic in character, purpose, and efficacy throughout the world. Taking issue with such writers as Edward Said, Homi Bhabha, and Gayatri Spivak, Thomas describes colonialism not so much as a discourse but a project--a project in which the interactions among colonizing and colonized people are...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691037310

ISBN13:9780691037318

Release Date:May 1994

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Anthropology Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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