Peter Pels
The Anthropology of Colonialism: Culture, History, and the Emergence of Western Governmentality
University of Amsterdam
study colonialism erases boundaries anthropology history literary studies postcolonial present colonial past standpoint anthropology also reflexive addressing colonial use formation ethnography supporting practices travel since 1960s study colonialism increasingly presented view colonialism struggle negotiation analyzing dichotomous representations westerners use colonial rule outcome much murky complex practical interactions thus treating western governmentality emergent particular rewriting histories present