Signs Of A Colonial Era
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Signs Of A Colonial Era
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Signs Of A Colonial Era written by and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with History categories.
In the street names of Hong Kong, a rich history of the city can be found. The authors, in this illustrated book, explore that history as they explain the origins and meanings of those names. Through their exhaustive research, Signs from a Colonial Era provides the stories behind the well-known streets and those that are obscure and puzzling. But a few have resisted their efforts, so there is a chapter of mysteries to intrigue and challenge the reader. This is a book to be read in two ways. From the front you can find all the streets named after royalty, or governors, or other groups such as taipans, and see the naming of streets as a narrative of Hong Kong's development and society. In the other direction, starting from the index, it can be used as a reference book to find the answers to those names that have long puzzled you. The bilingual author team gives the Chinese street names, exploring those that were just chosen to sound like the English name and sometimes changed to avoid unfortunate Cantonese meanings, and those others for which the Chinese name has no connection with the English one. This is a book for everyone who has ever puzzled over a street name as they explore Hong Kong.
The Colonial Signs Of International Relations
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Author : Himadeep Muppidi
language : en
Publisher: C Hurst
Release Date : 2012
The Colonial Signs Of International Relations written by Himadeep Muppidi and has been published by C Hurst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Imperialism categories.
"[This] book traces the subtle influence of colonial forms of knowledge on modern schools of international relations and follows the translation and transformation of this knowledge within post-colonial settings. Concentrating on the way in which individuals and institutions read their historical past in light of contemporary criticisms and concerns, Muppidi finds that certain methods for discussing or representing the colonised have become acceptable while others have been condemned. Both, however, can be equally colonical in intent and purpose, and the difference in their reception lies in the processes of translation that make one visible, the other invisible, and ultimately maintain the framework of a global colonial order."--Flyleaf.
Conversing By Signs
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Author : Robert Blair St. George
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2000-11-09
Conversing By Signs written by Robert Blair St. George and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-09 with History categories.
The people of colonial New England lived in a densely metaphoric landscape--a world where familiars invaded bodies without warning, witches passed with ease through locked doors, and houses blew down in gusts of angry, providential wind. Meaning, Robert St. George argues, was layered, often indirect, and inextricably intertwined with memory, apprehension, and imagination. By exploring the linkages between such cultural expressions as seventeenth-century farmsteads, witchcraft narratives, eighteenth-century crowd violence, and popular portraits of New England Federalists, St. George demonstrates that in early New England, things mattered as much as words in the shaping of metaphor. These forms of cultural representation--architecture and gravestones, metaphysical poetry and sermons, popular religion and labor politics--are connected through what St. George calls a 'poetics of implication.' Words, objects, and actions, referentially interdependent, demonstrate the continued resilience and power of seventeenth-century popular culture throughout the eighteenth century. Illuminating their interconnectedness, St. George calls into question the actual impact of the so-called Enlightenment, suggesting just how long a shadow the colonial climate of fear and inner instability cast over the warm glow of the early national period.
Power In Colonial Africa
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Author : Elizabeth Eldredge
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2007-11-20
Power In Colonial Africa written by Elizabeth Eldredge and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-20 with History categories.
Even in its heyday European rule of Africa had limits. Whether through complacency or denial, many colonial officials ignored the signs of African dissent. Displays of opposition by Africans, too indirect to counter or quash, percolated throughout the colonial era and kept alive a spirit of sovereignty that would find full expression only decades later. In Power in Colonial Africa: Conflict and Discourse in Lesotho, 1870–1960, Elizabeth A. Eldredge analyzes a panoply of archival and oral resources, visual signs and symbols, and public and private actions to show how power may be exercised not only by rulers but also by the ruled. The BaSotho—best known for their consolidation of a kingdom from the 1820s to 1850s through primarily peaceful means, and for bringing colonial forces to a standstill in the Gun War of 1880–1881—struggled to maintain sovereignty over their internal affairs during their years under the colonial rule of the Cape Colony (now part of South Africa) and Britain from 1868 to 1966. Eldredge explores instances of BaSotho resistance, resilience, and resourcefulness in forms of expression both verbal and non-verbal. Skillfully navigating episodes of conflict, the BaSotho matched wits with the British in diplomatic brinksmanship, negotiation, compromise, circumvention, and persuasion, revealing the capacity of a subordinate population to influence the course of events as it selectively absorbs, employs, and subverts elements of the colonial culture. “A refreshing, readable and lucid account of one in an array of compositions of power during colonialism in southern Africa.”—David Gordon, Journal of African History “Elegantly written.”—Sean Redding, Sub-Saharan Africa “Eldredge writes clearly and attractively, and her studies of the war between Lerotholi and Masupha and of the conflicts over the succession to the paramountcy are essential reading for anyone who wants to understand those crises.”—Peter Sanders, Journal of Southern African Studies
Colonialism In Global Perspective
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Author : Kris Manjapra
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-05-07
Colonialism In Global Perspective written by Kris Manjapra and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-07 with History categories.
A provocative, breath-taking, and concise relational history of colonialism over the past 500 years, from the dawn of the New World to the twenty-first century.
Written Culture In A Colonial Context
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Author : Adrien Delmas
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2012-01-20
Written Culture In A Colonial Context written by Adrien Delmas and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-20 with History categories.
Exploring the extent to which the control over the materiality of writing has shaped the numerous and complex processes of cultural exchange from the 16th century onwards, this book introduces the specifities of written culture anchored in colonial contexts.
The Colonial Era
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Author : Faith Jaycox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Colonial Era written by Faith Jaycox and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Provides a history of the period through such firsthand accounts as diary entries, letters, speeches, and newspaper articles.
The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion To Colonial Latin America And The Caribbean 1492 1898
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Author : Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-29
The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion To Colonial Latin America And The Caribbean 1492 1898 written by Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-29 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Colonial Latin America and the Caribbean (1492-1898) brings together an international team of scholars to explore new interdisciplinary and comparative approaches for the study of colonialism. Using four overarching themes, the volume examines a wide array of critical issues, key texts, and figures that demonstrate the significance of Colonial Latin America and the Caribbean across national and regional traditions and historical periods. This invaluable resource will be of interest to students and scholars of Spanish and Latin American studies examining colonial Caribbean and Latin America at the intersection of cultural and historical studies; transatlantic, postcolonial and decolonial studies; and critical approaches to archives and materiality. This timely volume assesses the impact and legacy of colonialism and coloniality.
Colonial America
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Author : Mary Kay Carson
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic
Release Date : 1999
Colonial America written by Mary Kay Carson and has been published by Scholastic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Education categories.
Complete resource guide helps children understand Colonial American life with hands-on activities, maps, photos and more reproducible items. Full-color poster included.
The Colonial Era
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Author : George Park Fisher
language : en
Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's
Release Date : 1892
The Colonial Era written by George Park Fisher and has been published by New York, C. Scribner's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with History categories.
This book focuses on the founding, settlement, and early history of the English colonies in America, with most of the subject matter being focused on political events. The book also includes separate chapters for "Indians" and "Literature in the Colonies" for social variety.