This volume discusses the concepts of modernity and colonialism, and describe how the two relate to each other. It explores the vital impact of the colonial pasts of India, Mexico, China and even the Unites States on the processes through which these countries have become modern. The topics discussed include the Zapatista movement in southern Mexico, the image of the South in recent African-American literature, the theories of Andre Gunder Frank about the early modernization of Asian countries, and the contradictions of the colonial state in India.
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