This article revisits the debate on the relationship between capitalism and abolition from the perspective of South Asia. It argues that bringing the antislavery debate
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Zionism, as a cultural and political movement of Hebrew revival, sought to forge a connection between the modern Jewish people and a deep past located
Engku Puteri Raja Hamidah (1774-1844) and Khatijah Sidek (1918-1982) exercised political authority across a Malay world divided by colonialism. Their lives show how such figures
The Caste Pod is a podcast hosted by Ajantha Subramanian, historical anthropologist whose work addresses the historicity and political economy of caste. Ajantha is Professor
Malaysia defies easy characterisations at every turn. [1] Its economy is mixed, with strong property rights and a relatively open economy on one hand, and
Dependency theory in international political economy [1] Over the past few years, there has been some commendable intellectual energy devoted to revitalising dependency theory for
Drawing on Sudan’s colonial history, the conversation will explore patterns of colonial rule across Africa, Asia, and South America and the long shadows they cast
South Asian states have obscured longstanding cross-border ties in order to consolidate national control. This history shows that dominant national identities crystallised only in the
00:00:00 Introduction by Daniel 00:07:40 Byron on settler colonialism in the Pacific, Polynesian resistance and the building of the nation state in New Zealand 00:23:10