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On Postcolonialism
At a news conference concerning the war in Iraq, some years ago, then the Defense Secretary of US, Mr. Rumsfeld, left many including myself in utter awe with his response to a question concerning the number of casualties on the Iraqi side. After he gave the details of the lost lives on the American…
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The Coordinates of Post-colonialism
There was an idealist paradigm for international relations. It was based on co-existence. However, it resisted until World War II. After World War II, this paradigm was switched with the new realist period. According to Morgenthau, the parameter of international relations turns into ‘power’. Another…
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Yrd. Doç. Dr. Neslihan Çevik
In sociology of religion, postcolonial research may assist us to critically examine the established ways in which we think about religion and Islam in particular. Despite several attempts to rethink the secularism thesis, disciplinary framework in sociology still runs along a binary track, expecting…
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A Postcolonial Perspective
“Earth is home to millions of species. Just one dominates it. Us." says Stephen Emmott, in his book "Ten Billion". Alvin Toffler examines the agrarian and industrial revolution and the subsequent period as the Third Wave. Trying to intitle this period, many alternative names are used; space…
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Representation After Colonialism
After 16th century Europeans became fast for reconnaissance. This follows the movement of political and cultural colonialism. Consequently, it affected and shaped other nationalities. For example, England, France, Belgium and Netherlands appropriated the material and spiritual values of the countries…
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Dr. Ravza Kavakçı Kan
A racist remark; a sexist comment; a language of superiority; a perception of an all-knowing civilized self against an uncivilized, barbaric, benevolent other; a framework of imperial and colonial aspirations; a discourse of Eurocentric or West-centric values and its ever changing evaluation…
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Self-Produced Post-colonialism
The foundation step for understanding how post-colonialism produce itself is to understand how exploited societies give fight for their salvation. The emergence of colonialism overlap with the outset of capitalism. In addition to this, the establishment of national-governments related with colonial…