Colonialism: A Global History

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.