Postcolonial Geography

ISBN: 978-0-7619-6630-2
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Postcolonial Geography is a critical introduction to the politics of `development'. Illustrated throughout with contextualized case studies, the work fuses theoretical perspectives from postcolonial theory and political economy to present a culturally informed analysis of the Third World.

Organized in three integrated sections - Historicising the Third World in Global Politics; Rethinking the Third World State; and Rethinking Civil Society - the work focuses on historical, political and cultural debates. Key themes discussed include: imperialism and postcolonialism, modernisation and globalisation; diaspora and identity; the state; social movements; subjectification and cultures of resistance.

Offering a spatial analysis of postcolonial politics, Postcolonial Geography will be required reading for upper-level modules in human geography, politics, development studies, and related disciplines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mohan, Giles

Stokke, Kristian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Postcolonialism and Political Geography

PART ONE: HISTORICIZING THE THIRD WORLD IN GLOBAL POLITICS
Imperialism, Colonialism and Uneven Development

Modernization, Globalization and Liberalization

Migrations, Diaspora and Identity

PART TWO: RETHINKING THE THIRD WORLD STATE

State, Society and State-Society Relations

Neo-Liberalism, Bureaucracies and the Good Governance Agenda

PART THREE: RETHINKING CIVIL SOCIETY

Civil Society, Collective Action and Empowerment

Nationalist Movements and the Postcolonial State

Subjectification and Resistance

Conclusion