About the Book
Globalization has become a widely used buzzword, yet popular discussions often miss its deeper realities. This book offers the first clear explanation of the impact of colonialist legacies in a globalized world in an era defined by the “War on Terror.” Sankaran Krishna explores the history of the relationship between Western dominance and the forms of resistance that have emerged to challenge it. Moving beyond the simple formulation of “They hate us because we are rich, we are free, and they are crazy,” he asks, “What have we done that might generate such animosity? What face has the United States presented to the developing world over time?”
Contents
1. Intellectual and Historical Background: The Story of Unequal Development from 1500 to 1900
2. Independence or Neocolonialism? Third-World Development in the Twentieth Century
3. Genealogies of the Postcolonial
4. Critiques of Postcolonial Theory
5. Postcolonial Encounters: Islamic “Terrorism” and Western Civilization
About the Author / Editor
Sankaran Krishna is professor of political science at the University of Hawai‘i at Månoa.
