The South China Sea islands were of little interest to both European imperialists and local empires – until they became viewed as a tool in geostrategic and nationalistic posturing. A very short ...

But recent developments suggest that this fragile dynamic is beginning to crumble as Bangladesh asserts its sovereignty in ...

The post-colonial state is an entity that has a distinct character arising from its historical ... The three approaches are ...

Till today, colonial-era laws that ban homosexuality continue to exist in former British territories including parts of Africa and Oceania. But it is in Asia where they have had a significantly ...

The term ‘waste colonialism’ was coined in 1989 at one ... resulting in an influx of plastic waste to Southeast Asia, leading to overwhelming waste levels in these developing countries.

Such attitudes were still evident in the independence movements that exploded after the surrender of the Japanese, who occupied most of Southeast Asia between 1942 and 1945. The end of World War II ...

The focus of this course is a comparative, theoretically driven analysis of the varying forms of 'ethnic' and 'religious' violence with a focus on post-colonial Asia and Africa. The course will draw ...

Colonial officials said they were not only a ... harems to singing and dancing entertainers. In cultures in South Asia, they are thought to have the power to bless or curse fertility.

During this time, architects were pivotal in creating modernist structures that defined the countries' post-colonial ... South Asian histories. South Asia has undergone notable transformations ...