imperialism

Bordered by violence

On borders and maps as concrete sites of state violence.

| Jul 20, 2021

The imperial roots of hunger

From the British Raj to today, the dictates of global markets still deny millions in India the opportunity to feed themselves.

| Apr 20, 2013

The awareness of continent

On the way to dominating us, the West defined Asia for the Asian and continues to do so in the post-colonial era. But other than a landmass called a continent and given a name, there …

| Jan 01, 2003

The awareness of continent

On the way to dominating us, the West defined Asia for the Asian and continues to do so in the post-colonial era. But other than a landmass called a continent and given a name, there …

| Jan 01, 2003

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