Imperial Debris: On Ruins and Ruination
Imperial Debris explores how empire persists beyond the end of formal imperial rule. Focusing on ruins and ruination, Ann Laura Stoler examines the material, political, social, and historical traces through which imperial power continues to shape contemporary life.
About This Book
Imperial Debris examines the lasting effects of imperial power and the forms of ruination it leaves behind.
The book considers how the legacies of empire can persist in institutions, environments, social relations, and collective memory.
Ann Laura Stoler brings a critical perspective to the relationship between imperial histories and contemporary conditions.
This work will interest readers exploring colonialism, political history, anthropology, and the enduring consequences of empire.
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