Political Theories of Decolonization : Postcolonialism and the Problem of Foundations

Political Theories Of Decolonization Provides An Introduction To Some Of The Seminal Texts Of Postcolonial Political Theory. The Difficulty Of Founding A New Regime Is An Important Theme In Political Theory, And The Intellectual History Of Decolonization Provides A Rich--albeit Overlooked--opportunity To Explore It. Many Theorists Have Pointed Out That The Colonized Subject Was A Divided Subject. This Book Argues That The Postcolonial State Was A Divided State. While Postcolonial States Were Created Through The Struggle For Independence, They Drew On Both Colonial Institutions And Reinvented Pre-colonial Traditions. Political Theories Of Decolonization Illuminates How Many Of The Central Themes Of Political Theory Such As Land, Religion, Freedom, Law, And Sovereignty Are Imaginatively Explored By Postcolonial Thinkers. In Doing So, It Provides Readers Access To Texts That Add To Our Understanding Of Contemporary Political Life And Global Political Dynamics. -- Publisher's Description Introduction: Political Theory And Decolonization -- 1. Postcolonial Political Theory And The Problem Of Foundations -- 2. Westoxification/detoxification: Anti-imperialist Political Thought In Iran -- 3. Self-determination Reconsidered: Revolutions Of Decolonization And Postcolonial Citizenship -- 4. Colonialism And The State Of Exception -- 5. Grounds Of Resistance: Land As Revolutionary Foundation -- 6. The Philosophy Of Liberation -- Conclusion: Gandhi And The Critique Of Western Civilization. Margaret Kohn And Keally Mcbride. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction: Political Theory and Decolonization 14 1. Postcolonial Political Theory and the Problem of Foundations 25 2. Westoxification/Detoxification: Anti-Imperialist Political Thought in Iran 46 3. Self-Determination Reconsidered: Revolutions of Decolonization and Postcolonial Citizenship 66 4. Colonialism and the State of Exception 88 5. Grounds of Resistance: Land as Revolutionary Foundation 109 6. The Philosophy of Liberation 130 Conclusion: Gandhi and the Critique of Western Civilization 153 Notes 166 Selected Bibliography 196 Index 212 A 212 B 213 C 213 D 215 E 215 F 216 G 217 H 217 I 217 J 218 K 218 L 218 M 219 N 220 O 221 P 221 Q 222 R 222 S 222 T 224 U 224 V 224 W 224 Z 225 Recent scholarship in political theory has focused on the treatment of colonialism in the writings of canonical thinkers such as Locke, Burke, Mill, Diderot, Tocqueville, Smith, and Kant, revealing the extent to which the subject of colonialism and imperialism dominated the minds of great thinkers as the colonial project took place