Introduction: Mimetic Governmentality, Colonialism, and the State

Late Western colonialism often relied on the practice of imitating indigenous forms of rule in order to maintain power; conversely, indigenous polities could imitate Western sociopolitical forms to their own benefit. Drawing on historical ethnographic studies of colonialism in Asia and Africa, State...

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Main Author: Ladwig, Patrice (author)
Other Authors: Roque, Ricardo (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/44064
Country:Portugal
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