Pluriversal Sovereignty and the State - Imperial Encounters in Sri Lanka

This book explains how the processes of 'total territorial rule' at the core of the modern international system became normalised in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). It develops a decolonial framework informed by a 'pluriverse' of multiple ontologies of sovereignty to argue that the state itself is an outcome of imperial globalisation.

About the author

Ajay Parasram is an Associate Professor in International Development Studies and History at Dalhousie University in Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki

Summary

This book explains how the processes of ‘total territorial rule’ at the core of the modern international system became normalised in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). It develops a decolonial framework informed by a ‘pluriverse’ of multiple ontologies of sovereignty to argue that the state itself is an outcome of imperial globalisation. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Ajay Parasram
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2023
• EAN: 9781526148407
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4840-7
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Theory for a Global Age
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sri Lanka, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, Political structure & processes, Colonialism and imperialism, Development Studies, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Political structure and processes