Settler Colonialism by Patrick Wolfe
This work analyzes the politics of anthropological knowledge from critical perspective that alters existing understandings of colonialism. At the same time, it produces insights into the history of anthropology. Organized around an historical reconstruction of the great anthropological controversy over doctrines of virgin birth, the book argues that the allegation a great deal about European colonial discourse and little if anything about indigenous beliefs. By means of an Australian example, the book shows not only that the alleged ignorance was an artefact of the anthropological theory that produced it, but also that the anthropology was an artefact of the anthropological theory that produced it, but also that the anthropology concerened has been closely tied into both the historical dispossesion and the continuing oppresion of native peoples. The author explores the links between metropolitan anthropological theory and local colonial politics from the 19th century up to the present, settler colonialism, and the ideological and sexual regimes that characterize it.
Wolfe, Patrick: - Patrick Wolfe is a freelance writer and historian who lives and works in Wurundjeri country near Healesville, Australia. His books include Settler Colonialism and the Transformation of Anthropology and the forthcoming Traces of History: Elementary Structures of Race. He has worked at universities in Australia and the United States and is currently associated with the History Program at La Trobe University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780304703401 |
| ISBN 10 | 0304703400 |
| Title | Settler Colonialism |
| Author | Patrick Wolfe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1999-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 258 |
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