Bibliograph

The black Pacific, anti-colonial struggles and oceanic connections, Robbie Shilliam

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The black Pacific, anti-colonial struggles and oceanic connections, Robbie Shilliam

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The black Pacific

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

900193773

Responsibility statement

Robbie Shilliam

Series statement

Open Access e-Books

Sub title

anti-colonial struggles and oceanic connections

Summary

"Why have the struggles of the African Diaspora so resonated with South Pacific people? How have Maori, Pasifika and Pakeha activists incorporated the ideologies of the African diaspora into their struggle against colonial rule and racism, and their pursuit of social justice? This book challenges predominant understandings of the historical linkages that make up the (post-)colonial world. The author goes beyond both the domination of the Atlantic viewpoint, and the correctives now being offered by South Pacific and Indian Ocean studies, to look at how the Atlantic ecumene is refracted in and has influenced the Pacific ecumene. The book is empirically rich, using extensive interviews, participation and archival work and focusing on the politics of Black Power and the Rastafari faith. It is also theoretically sophisticated, offering an innovative hermeneutical critique of post-colonial and subaltern studies. The Black Pacific is essential reading for students and scholars of politics, international relations, history and anthropology interested in anti-colonial struggles, anti-racism and the quests for equality, justice, freedom and self-determination."--, Provided by Publisher

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