Unsettling Utopia : The Making and Unmaking of French India
After India achieved independence from the British in 1947, France retained control of five scattered territories until 1962. Unsettling Utopia presents a new account of the history of twentieth-century French India to show how colonial projects persisted beyond formal decolonization.
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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New York : Columbia University Press,
2021
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Columbia Studies in International and Global History
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| Schlagworte: | Decolonization Utopias Electronic books Französisch-Indien Entkolonialisierung Geschichte |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (324 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | After India achieved independence from the British in 1947, France retained control of five scattered territories until 1962. Unsettling Utopia presents a new account of the history of twentieth-century French India to show how colonial projects persisted beyond formal decolonization. Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Introduction: On Minor Borders and Colonial Time -- Part 1: Making -- 1. Carceral Borders: Exile, Surveillance, and Subversion -- 2. The Future of French India: Decolonization and Settlement at the Borders -- 3. Making the Postcolonial Subject: Goondas, Refugees, and Citizens -- Part 2: Unmaking -- 4. Decolonial Crossings: Settlers, Migrants, Tourists -- 5. From the Ashram to Auroville: Utopia as Settlement -- Conclusion: The Messiness of Colonialism -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (324 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780231552295 0231552297 9780231197694 0231197691 |