The Colonial Signs Of International Relations

Himadeep Muppidi traces the subtle influence of colonial forms of knowledge onmodern schools of international relations and follows the translation andtransform... » 

Himadeep Muppidi traces the subtle influence of colonial forms of knowledge onmodern schools of international relations and follows the translation andtransformation of this knowledge within postcolonial settings. Concentrating onthe way in which individuals and institutions read their historical past inlight of contemporary criticisms and concerns Muppidi finds that certainmethods for discussing or representing the colonized have become acceptablewhile others have been condemned. Both however can be equally colonial inintent and purpose and the difference in their reception lies in theprocesses of translation that make one visible the other invisible andultimately maintain the framework of a global colonial order. «