by Lorenzo Veracini (Author)
Colonialism: A Global History
interprets colonialism as an unequal relationship characterised by
displacement and domination, and reveals the ways in which this
relationship has been constitutive of global modernity.
The
volume focuses on colonialism’s dynamism, adaptability, and resilience.
It appraises a number of successive global colonial ‘waves’, each
constituting a specific form of colonial domination, each different from
the previous ones, each affecting different locales at different times,
and each characterised by a particular method of exploiting colonised
populations and territories. Outlining a succession of distinct
colonising conjunctures, and the ways in which they ‘washed over’ what
is today understood as the ‘Global South’, shaping and reshaping
institutions and prompting diverse responses from colonised communities,
Colonialism: A Global History
also outlines the contemporary relevance of this unequal relation.
Overall, it provides an original definition of colonialism and tells the
global history of this mode of domination’s evolution and reach.
The
broad chronological and geographical scope makes this volume the ideal
resource for all students and scholars interested in globalisation,
colonialism, and empire.
