imperialism
Bordered by violence
On borders and maps as concrete sites of state violence.
Sohel Sarkar | 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.
Madhusree Mukerjee | 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 …
G.P. Deshpande | 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 …
G.P. Deshpande | Jan 01, 2003
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