Colonialism's Culture

This book explores the perceptions of colonized populations that have developed over the course of European expansion and critically assesses different approaches to colonial representation.

List of Illustrations. Preface. Introduction. 1. From Present to Past: the Politics of Colonial Studies. 2. Culture and Rule: Theories of Colonial Discourse. 3. From Past to Present: Colonial Epochs, Agents, and Locations. 4. Colonial Governmentality and Colonial Conversion. 5. Imperial Triumph, Settler Failure. 6. The Primitivist and the Postcolonial.