Settler Colonialism in the Twentieth Century: Projects, Practices, Legacies

by Caroline Elkins

Book Overview

Postcolonial states and metropolitan societies still grapple today with the divisive and difficult legacies unleashed by settler colonialism.

Whether they were settled for trade or geopolitical reasons, these settler communities had in common their shaping of landholding, laws, and race relations in colonies throughout the world. By looking at the detail of settlements in the twentieth century--from European colonial projects in Africa and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415949424
• ISBN13: 9780415949422
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"