Colonial legacies in postcolonial contexts
Subtitle: a critical rhetorical examination of legal histories
By: Marouf A. Hasian, Jr.
Series: Critical intercultural communication studies ;; v. 1
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Justice, Administration of -- History.; Rule of law -- History.; Colonies.; Imperialism.
Description: "This book provides a rhetorical analysis of some key legal situations that illustrate some of the problematics of colonial and neocolonial situations. A series of case studies from several continents is used to illustrate how colonial rules and regulations have been "co-produced" by elites and subalterns. This book looks at how both material and symbolic resources have been mobilized at key historical moments to justify the appropriation of land, mineral wealth, labor, and even genetic resources. These key colonial histories continue to influence many of the economic, political, social, and legal relationships that exist between "developed" and "underdeveloped" countries."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.