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Decolonial daughter : letters from a black woman to her European son / by Brown, Lesley-Ann,1950-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A Trinidadian-American writer and activist explores motherhood, migration, identity, nationhood and how it relates to land, imprisonment, and genocide for Black and Indigenous peoples. Having moved to Copenhagen, Denmark from Brooklyn over 18 years ago, Brown attempts to contextualise her and her son's existence in a post-colonial and supposedly post-racial world where the very machine of so-called progress has been premised upon the demise of her lineage. Through these letters, Brown writes the past into the present - penned from the country that has been declared "The Happiest Place in the World" - creating a vision that is a necessary alternative to the dystopian one currently being bought and sold."--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Postcolonialism.; Decolonization.; Mothers and sons; African American mothers.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to live free in a dangerous world : a decolonial memoir / by Lawson, Shayla,author.(CARDINAL)882096;
On firsts -- On Blackness -- On privilege -- On intimacy -- On God -- On dying -- On dancer -- Online -- On them -- On femme -- On trafficking -- On love -- On time -- On storytelling -- On beauty -- On sex -- On liberation."Poet and journalist Shayla Lawson follows their National Book Critics Circle finalist This Is Major with these daring and exquisitely crafted essays, where Lawson journeys across the globe, finds beauty in tumultuous times, and powerfully disrupts the constraints of race, gender, and disability. With their signature prose, at turns bold, muscular, and luminous, Shayla Lawson travels the world to explore deeper meanings held within love, time, and the self. Through encounters with a gorgeous gondolier in Venice, an ex-husband in the Netherlands, and a lost love on New Year's Eve in Mexico City, Lawson's travels bring unexpected wisdom about life in and out of love. They learn the strength of friendships and the dangers of beauty during a narrow escape in Egypt. They examine Blackness in post-dictatorship Zimbabwe, then take us on a secretive tour of Black freedom movements in Portugal. Through a deeply insightful journey, Lawson leads readers from a castle in France to a hula hoop competition in Jamaica to a traditional theater in Tokyo to a Prince concert in Minnesota and, finally, to finding liberation on a beach in Bermuda, exploring each location--and their deepest emotions--to the fullest. In the end, they discover how the trials of marriage, grief, and missed connections can lead to self-transformation and unimagined new freedoms"--
Subjects: Essays.; Autobiographies.; Lawson, Shayla; African American women authors; Decolonization.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Postcolonial modernism : art and decolonization in twentieth-century Nigeria / by Okeke-Agulu, Chika,author.(CARDINAL)292119;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-326) and index.Colonialism and the educated Africans -- Indirect rule and colonial modernism -- The academy and the avant-garde -- Transacting the modern: Ulli Beier, Black Orpheus and the Mbari International -- After Zaria -- Contesting the modern: artists' societies and debates on art -- Crisis in the postcolony."Written by one of the foremost scholars of African art and featuring 129 color images, Postcolonial Modernism chronicles the emergence of artistic modernism in Nigeria in the heady years surrounding political independence in 1960, before the outbreak of civil war in 1967. Chika Okeke-Agulu traces the artistic, intellectual, and critical networks in several Nigerian cities. Zaria is particularly important, because it was there, at the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, that a group of students formed the Art Society and inaugurated postcolonial modernism in Nigeria. As Okeke-Agulu explains, their works show both a deep connection with local artistic traditions and the stylistic sophistication that we have come to associate with twentieth-century modernist practices. He explores how these young Nigerian artists were inspired by the rhetoric and ideologies of decolonization and nationalism in the early- and mid-twentieth century and, later, by advocates of negritude and pan-Africanism. They translated the experiences of decolonization into a distinctive "postcolonial modernism" that has continued to inform the work of major Nigerian artists."--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Art, Nigerian; Decolonization; Postcolonialism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Energy crisis : oil and decolonization in the twentieth century / by Dietrich, Christopher R. W.,author.(CARDINAL)841232; University of North Carolina, Wilmington.Department of History.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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End of empire / by Lapping, Brian.(CARDINAL)178493;
Bibliography: pages 539-550.
Subjects: Newly independent states.; Decolonization;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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A history of modern Southeast Asia: colonialism, nationalism, and decolonization / by Bastin, John Sturgus,1927-2024.(CARDINAL)147703; Benda, Harry Jindrich.(CARDINAL)122466;
Bibliography: pages 203-209.
Subjects: Nationalism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: https://digitization.ncpedia.org/digitization/request/request.php?tcn=10065596 -- Request online version;
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The Jewel in the Crown [videorecording] / by Morahan, Christopher,television director,television producer.; O'Brien, Jim,1947-2012,television director.(CARDINAL)535985; Pigott-Smith, Tim,actor.(CARDINAL)189716; Malik, Art,actor.; James, Geraldine,1950-actor.(CARDINAL)847857; Jaffrey, Saeed,1929-2015,actor.; Dance, Charles,actor.(CARDINAL)847800; Ashcroft, Peggy,1907-1991,actor.; Kempson, Rachel,actor.(CARDINAL)766867; Leach, Rosemary,1935-2017,actor.(CARDINAL)347953; Holmes, Diane,costume designer.; Dean, Esther,costume designer.; Fenton, George,composer.(CARDINAL)284798; Mansell, Edward,film editor.; Symonds, Vic,1933-2014production designer.; Pickford, Alan,1929-2002,production designer.; Cooke, Alistair,1908-2004,host.(CARDINAL)144774; Granada Television,presenter,production company.; ITV Studios,production company.(CARDINAL)348179; PBS Distribution (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)309769;
Costume design, Diane Holmes, Esther Dean ; music, George Fenton ; film editor, Edward Mansell ; production designer, Vic Symonds and Alan Pickford.Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Charles Dance, Saeed Jaffrey, Geraldine James, Rachel Kempson, Rosemary Leach, Tim Pigott-Smith, Art Malik.DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (4x3) presentation; mono sound.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Culture conflict; Decolonization.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Colonization of Hawaiʻi / by Loh-Hagan, Virginia,author.(CARDINAL)617541;
Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.What Does Decolonization Mean? -- What Is the History of the Colonization of Hawaiʻi? -- Why Did The United States Want To Colonize Hawaiʻi? -- What Are the Effects of Colonization on Hawaiʻi? -- What Is the Hawaiʻian Sovereignty Movement? -- What Else Is Still Happening Today?"The Racial Justice in America: AAPI Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Virginia Loh-Haganto reach children of all races and encourage them to approach our history with open eyes and minds. Colonization of Hawaiʻi explores the events in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Books include 21st Century Skills and Content, activitiescreated by Loh-Hagan, table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities"--Grades 4-6
Subjects: Hawaiians; Hawaiians; Decolonization; Hawaiians; Decolonization;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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A history of modern Africa : 1800 to the present / by Reid, Richard J.,(Richard James),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The new, fully-updated edition of the acclaimed textbook covering 200 years of African history. A History of Modern Africa explores two centuries of the continent's political, economic, and social history. This thorough yet accessible text help readers to understand key concepts, recognize significant themes, and identify the processes that shaped the modern history of Africa. Emphasis is placed on the consequences of colonial rule, and the links between the precolonial and postcolonial eras. Author Richard Reid, a prominent scholar and historian on the subject, argues that Africa's struggle for economic and political stability in the nineteenth century escalated and intensified through the twentieth century, the effects of which are still felt in the present day. The new third edition offers substantial updates and revisions that consider recent events and historiography. Greater emphasis is placed on African agency, particularly during the colonial period, and the importance of the long-term militarization of African political culture. Discussions of the postcolonial period have been updated to reflect recent developments, including those in North Africa. Adopting a long-term approach to current African issues, this text: *Explores the legacies of the nineteenth century and the colonial period in the context of the contemporary era *Highlights the role of nineteenth century and long-term internal dynamics in Africa's modern challenges *Combines recent scholarship with concise and effective narrative *Features maps, illustrations, expanded references, and comprehensive endnotes. A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present, 3rd Edition is an excellent introduction to the subject for undergraduate students in relevant courses, and for general readers with interest in modern African history and current affairs.
Subjects: Decolonization; Slave trade;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A continent erupts : decolonization, civil war, and massacre in postwar Asia, 1945-1955 / by Spector, Ronald H.,1943-author.(CARDINAL)168858;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-520) and index.Introduction: The continent of empire -- "We buried imperialism today" -- "Starting from the flat of his back" -- "A military crisis that cannot be contained" -- "Operation Crow" -- "China's Gettysburg" -- The improbably survival of Chiang Kai-shek -- "We shall have suffered a rout" -- "Everything that could happen has happened" -- The republic of discord -- The nervousness of Lieutenant Finley -- "A six- to eight-week war" -- "There will be no more retreating" -- "I shall crush them" -- "Our mission is an arduous but glorious one" -- "He was coming down to clean up this mess" -- The "entirely new war" -- The last offensive -- Panmunjom -- Iron Mike and the cat -- "A base for positive and offensive operations" -- "We must not lose Asia.""A harrowing history of the conflicts that swept Asia during the decade following World War II-and determined the fate of the continent. The end of World War II led to the United States' emergence as a global superpower. For war-ravaged Western Europe it marked the beginning of decades of unprecedented cooperation and prosperity that one historian has labeled "the long peace." Yet half a world away, in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, and Malaya-the fighting never really stopped, as these regions sought to completely sever the yoke of imperialism and colonialism with all-too-violent consequences. East and Southeast Asia quickly became the most turbulent regions of the globe. Within weeks of the famous surrender ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, civil war, communal clashes, and insurgency engulfed the continent, from Southeast Asia to the Soviet border. By early 1947, full-scale wars were raging in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam, with growing guerrilla conflicts in Korea and Malaya. Within a decade after the Japanese surrender, almost all of the countries of South, East, and Southeast Asia that had formerly been conquests of the Japanese or colonies of the European powers experienced wars and upheavals that resulted in the deaths of at least 2.5 million combatants and millions of civilians. With A Continent Erupts, acclaimed military historian Ronald H. Spector draws on letters, diaries, and international archives to provide, for the first time, a comprehensive military history and analysis of these little-known but decisive events. Far from being simply offshoots of the Cold War, as they have often been portrayed, these shockingly violent conflicts forever changed the shape of Asia, and the world as we know it today"--
Subjects: Decolonization; Political violence; Atrocities;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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