A cultural history describing how folklore studies and the music industry helped to create a "musical color line" in the South, associating certain genres with particular racial and ethnic identities.
A look at how prominent Indian visual artists created modern art for the postcolonial nation in the years between India's independence in 1947 and 1980.
Scholars of Asia, most of whom are anthropologists, examine the transformations precipitated or accelerated by the spread of photography across East and Southeast Asia.
Presents a history of Colombia's "long twentieth century," from the civil wars of the late nineteenth century to the drug wars of the late... Læs mere
An attempt to gauge the impact of Chile's neo-liberal reform policies and of the Chilean "economic miracle" on various groups of workers
A reader aimed at revitalizing left legal and political critique.
Compares the discourses of indigeneity used by Maori and Native American peoples and proposes the concept treaty discourse to characterize the relevant form of postcolonial situation.
Includes the essays that focus on China and its interactions with the West to historicise an economy of translation. This work... Læs mere
Shows magical realism to be an international movement with a wide-ranging history.
Examines the way press reporting affected Revolutionary crises
Focusing on the encounters of indigenous peoples with international development as they negotiate issues related to land, water,... Læs mere
Jr N S Trubetzkoy (1890-1939) is generally celebrated as the creator of the science of phonology. This book contains articles and letters presenting... Læs mere