Political Theories of Decolonization: Postcolonialism and the Problem of Foundations

Political Theories of Decolonization provides an introduction to some of the seminal texts of postcolonial political theory. The difficulty of founding a new regime is an important theme in political theory, and the intellectual history of decolonization provides a rich--albeit
overlooked--opportunity to explore it.

Many theorists have pointed out that the colonized subject was a divided subject. This book argues that the postcolonial state was a divided state. While postcolonial states were created through the struggle for independence, they drew on both colonial institutions and reinvented pre-colonial
traditions. Political Theories of Decolonization illuminates how many of the central themes of political theory such as land, religion, freedom, law, and sovereignty are imaginatively explored by postcolonial thinkers. In doing so, it provides readers access to texts that add to our understanding of
contemporary political life and global political dynamics.


Author: Margaret Kohn, Keally McBride
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/16/2011
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780195399585

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2012

About the Author

Margaret Kohn is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Keally McBride is Associate Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco.

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