The Postcolonial And The Global

Based on theoretical developments in research on world-systems analysis transn... Based on theoretical developments in research on world-systems analysis transnational migration postcolonial and decolonial perspectives whilst considering continuities of inequality patterns in the context of colonial and postcolonial realities Global... more

Migrant Revolution offers an overview of twentieth-century Haitian literature ... Migrant Revolution offers an overview of twentieth-century Haitian literature placing its rich tradition in the context of transnational anti-colonial politics. Kaussen argues that the anti-colonial politics of Haitian modernist literature is based on... more

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The Commonwealth consists of only a quarter of the world s states and yet the ... The Commonwealth consists of only a quarter of the world s states and yet the Commonwealth Secretariat and Foundation have made and continue to make a significant contribution to global politics. Commonwealth is a superb examination of an often... more

The global is permanently made and remade by how it is envisioned in political... The global is permanently made and remade by how it is envisioned in political projects in language and in literature. Through a range of case studies this book shows how practices of referring to the world actually constitute the global in its many... more

The conjunction of climate food and financial crises in the late 2000s trigger... The conjunction of climate food and financial crises in the late 2000s triggered renewed interest in farmland and agribusiness investments around the world. This phenomenon became known as the global land grab and sparked vibrant debates among social... more

No other decade evokes such contradictory images as the 1970s: reform and eman... No other decade evokes such contradictory images as the 1970s: reform and emancipation on the one hand crisis and malaise on the other. In The Global 1970s: Radicalism Reform and Crisis Duco Hellema portrays the 1970s as a period of global transition.... more

Contributions to this volume summarize and discuss the theoretical foundations... Contributions to this volume summarize and discuss the theoretical foundations of the Collaborative Research Centre at Leipzig University which address the relationship between processes of (re-)spatialization on the one hand and the establishment and... more

In order to better understand how the world viewed the US 2016 presidential el... In order to better understand how the world viewed the US 2016 presidential election the issues that mattered around the world and how nations made sense of how their media systems constructed presentations of the presidential election Robert S. Hinck... more

Petros Iosifidis addresses an increasingly prominent subject area in the field... Petros Iosifidis addresses an increasingly prominent subject area in the field of media and communications and one that has attracted increased attention in areas such as sociology economics political science and law: global media policy and... more

While clearly assessing the achievements performance and responses of major gl... While clearly assessing the achievements performance and responses of major global south institutions to global change Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner shows how and why such arrangements are critical in the South s efforts to call the international... more

A global pandemic sends communities into a panicked frenzy. But as some are fi... A global pandemic sends communities into a panicked frenzy. But as some are fighting against the COVID-19 other Dr. Amigioli and Elisay are fighting against ignorance fake news and fear; as many are fighting for their lives some are fighting for their... more