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Colonial and Postcolonial Change in Mesoamerica : Archaeology as Historical Anthropology
This book offers a new account of human interaction and culture change for Mesoamerica that connects the present to the past.Social histories that assess the cultural upheavals between the Spanish invasion of Mesoamerica and the ethnographic present overlook the archaeological record, with its unique capacity to link local practices to global processes.To fill this gap, the authors weigh the material manifestations of the colonial and postcolonial trajectory in light of local, regional, and global historical processes that have unfolded over the last five hundred years. Research on a suite of issues-economic history, production of commodities, agrarian change, resistance, religious shifts, and sociocultural identity-demonstrates that the often shocking patterns observed today are historically contingent and culturally mediated, and therefore explainable.This book belongs to a new wave of scholarship that renders the past immediately relevant to the present, which Alexander and Kepecs see as one of archaeology's most crucial goals.
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Picture the Past: Life in Colonial America, Historical Coloring Book
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Colonial Countryside
Colonial Countryside is a book of commissioned poems and short stories produced by ten global majority writers featuring National Trust houses with significant colonial histories.This includes properties whose owners engaged in the slavery business, in colonial administration or who were involved with the East India Company or British rule in India. Historians have accompanied these pieces with commentaries detailing the evidence upon which each creative commission was based.The book ends with a photo essay by the project’s commissioned photographer, Ingrid Pollard, the Turner Prize shortlisted artist who has pioneered critical interventions into the supposed whiteness of the British countryside. Peter Kalu’s story gives an account of Richard Watt of Speke Hall reflecting on his Jamaican experiences; Karen Onojaife’s story is set in Charlecote Park where a once-favoured Black page finds himself cut adrift; Jacqueline Crooks’ magical realist tale brings together an abused Indian princess and enslaved African employed in the mahogany trade; Ayanna Lloyd Banwo has written about Diego, the Spanish-speaking African who became Drake’s closest confidante; Masuda Snaith’s short story cycle tracks the cross-currents of empire across Lord Curzon’s Kedleston Hall; Maria Thomas’s account of Penrhyn Castle links past and present.It is a gothic tale of history biting back. Malachi’s story features a young Black man who dates a white girl with a taste for country house visiting, including Calke Abbey.Other contributions include poetic meditations on artefacts to be found in country houses.Hannah Lowe reflects on the taste for Chinoiserie, Seni Seneviratne gives voice to the enslaved children trapped within the frames of 18 th century art and Andre Bagoo makes connections between William Blathwayt of Dyrham Park and two stands featuring kneeling African men, brought to the house by his uncle in the seventeenth century.
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Reclaiming Colonial Architecture
Our world is full of lands, cities, buildings and artefacts, many of which are deposits and residues of colonial times and, more pervasively, colonial processes.Reclaiming Colonial Architecture unpacks the built inheritances of colonialism and re-thinks how we might understand, narrate, intervene in or act upon them as architects. Offering historical background, unpacking key concepts and presenting thematically organised and multi-scalar urban and architectural case studies, this accessible publication showcases how legacies of colonialism are being dealt with in real-world instances.Case studies involve works and actions by built environment professionals such as architects and heritage practitioners, as well as community initiatives and activism. The book aims to build confidence in practitioners, students and communities grappling with a seemingly vast and complex terrain of debates and approaches around colonial landscapes, urban areas, buildings, monuments and material culture.It also aims to be a helpful resource for architecture schools or critical heritage studies departments and organisations.Its content will provide a point of departure for graduate student inquiry and its accessible nature will help introduce undergraduate students to the concepts and questions of colonial built-environments.
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What is colonial policy?
Colonial policy refers to the set of rules, regulations, and practices established by a colonial power to govern its colonies. These policies often involve economic exploitation, political control, and cultural assimilation of the colonized population. Colonial policy can vary widely depending on the specific goals and strategies of the colonizing power, but it generally aims to maintain dominance and extract resources from the colony for the benefit of the colonizer.
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What is the colonial heritage?
The colonial heritage refers to the lasting impact of colonization on a region or country. It includes the cultural, social, political, and economic influences left behind by the colonizers. This heritage can manifest in various ways, such as language, religion, legal systems, and societal structures. The colonial heritage often shapes the identity and development of a nation long after the colonizers have left.
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Was Spain a colonial power?
Yes, Spain was a major colonial power during the Age of Exploration. It established a vast overseas empire that included territories in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Spanish explorers and conquistadors played a significant role in the colonization of the Americas, and the Spanish Empire had a profound impact on the cultures, languages, and societies of the regions it colonized. The legacy of Spanish colonialism can still be seen in many parts of the world today.
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Which colonial power was the worst?
It is difficult to determine which colonial power was the worst as each had its own atrocities and impacts on the colonized regions. However, some historians argue that the Belgian colonization of the Congo under King Leopold II was particularly brutal, with millions of Congolese people killed or subjected to forced labor. The British Empire also had a significant negative impact on many of its colonies, with policies that exploited resources and oppressed local populations. Ultimately, the impact of colonialism varied depending on the specific region and time period, making it challenging to definitively label one colonial power as the worst.
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Our Colonial Inheritance
Our Colonial Inheritance explores the complex ways in which slavery and colonialism continue to shape the present, and examines the many entanglements of colonial knowledge systems and infrastructures with our everyday lives.This publication comes at a time when important conversations are happening about the role that the colonial past has played in shaping our society, and how we can engage with this past in the present.The use of the term "inheritance" in the title is a conscious choice, used to provoke what in our view is a different kind of relationship to the past.Throughout the publication, the authors interrogate what it means to inherit the (infra)structures of the colonial past, its categories, its relations and even its objects, and how we can deal with such bequests.
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A Colonial Murder
Chief Superintendent Caelin Morrow of the Commonwealth Constabulary is the most hated cop in the entire Rim Sector. And with excellent reason. She heads the Sector's Professional Compliance Bureau, which hunts for corrupt Commonwealth officials, whether they're police officers, members of the military, judges, bureaucrats, and even colonial governors. Her unit also investigates Constabulary officers destined for senior appointments, to make sure they're not hiding a habit of taking bribes, abusing their powers, or worse.When Mission Colony's governor complains about the man recently appointed as head of her star system's Constabulary unit, Deputy Chief Constable Maras turns to Caelin Morrow because something doesn't smell right. Morrow had vetted Assistant Commissioner Braband less than a year earlier, and he came up squeaky clean. Honest cops don't go bad in the space of a few months.But within hours of landing on Mission Colony, Morrow and her team must take charge of a murder investigation before a precarious situation spirals out of control. The case, involving the star system's leading citizens and highest officials, will take them into the rotten heart of colonial darkness. There, corruption, organized crime, and corporate malfeasance combine in a deadly brew that threatens not only Morrow's very existence but the political stability of an entire sector.
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Tropical Nature : Colonial and Post-Colonial Conservation in Africa and Asia
Across Africa and South-East Asia, the impulse to protect nature often dovetails with the domination of local people.From mass displacement to severe restrictions on land use and daily acts of violence, conservation work risks reproducing Eurocentric modes of colonialism and worsening the effects of the climate crisis.In this insightful and wide-ranging study of the colonial history of conservation, Tropical Nature seeks to provide a much-needed history of the Global South from its own perspective.Comparing case studies ranging from Ali Bongo’s Gabon, to the postcolonial African itinerary of the agronomist Arthur Bunting, this volume advances a “small-scale global history” that deciphers the relations binding human societies to the non-human world.
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Intelligence Services in South Asia : Colonial Past and Post-Colonial Realities
This book explores colonial and post-colonial intelligence services in South Asia.It traces the genealogy of the institutions to analyze changes and continuities throughout the region. The volume also provides a framework for analyzing how intelligence services developed in these countries by looking at both internal and external issues, and shows how vital and sometimes interconnected these issues are for understanding intelligence in South Asia.It demonstrates how some countries and intelligence services borrowed from the colonial era and others started new institutions to protect national security in response to the shifting demands of the Cold War and post-Cold War era.Bringing together a group of international scholars, the anthology delves into the intelligence services of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and traces how these national services developed in similar and diverse ways. This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies, Asian politics, security studies and International Relations.
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What was the Spanish colonial empire?
The Spanish colonial empire was a vast overseas territory controlled by Spain from the late 15th century to the early 19th century. It included territories in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, and was one of the largest empires in history. The empire was established through exploration, conquest, and colonization, and it played a significant role in shaping the culture, language, and society of the regions it controlled. The Spanish colonial empire had a lasting impact on the indigenous populations and the territories it ruled, and its legacy can still be seen in many parts of the world today.
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How did Germany become a colonial power?
Germany became a colonial power in the late 19th century through a process known as the "Scramble for Africa." Seeking to catch up with other European powers in acquiring overseas territories, Germany established colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. The German Empire's colonial ambitions were driven by economic interests, the desire for strategic military bases, and a quest for national prestige. However, Germany's colonial empire was short-lived, as it lost its colonies after World War I as part of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Who were the most powerful colonial powers?
The most powerful colonial powers were Spain, Portugal, France, and Britain. These countries established vast empires across the Americas, Africa, and Asia, exploiting resources and establishing control over indigenous populations. Their colonial dominance had a lasting impact on the cultures, economies, and political landscapes of the regions they colonized.
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Will the German Empire become a colonial power?
It is likely that the German Empire will become a colonial power. Under the leadership of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany has been pursuing an aggressive foreign policy and seeking to expand its influence globally. The German government has already established colonies in Africa and the Pacific, and it is actively seeking to increase its presence in other parts of the world. With its growing military and economic power, it is probable that the German Empire will continue to pursue colonial expansion in the coming years.
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