Decolonizing Roman Imperialism - The Study of Rome, Romanization, and the Postcolonial Lens

Provides an intellectual genealogy of the debate over the paradigm of 'Romanization' developed by Haverfield in 1905 and subsequently subject to multiple attempts at revisionism. Explores the challenge posted to Roman historians by postcolonialism and invites readers to rethink the legacy of ancient Roman imperialism.

List of contents

1. The discourse on Romanization in the ages of empires; 2. Postcolonial themes; 3. Postcolonial questions in the age of decolonization; 4. Towards a paradigm shift in the age of globalization; Historical intervention.

About the author

DANIELLE HYEONAH LAMBERT is a Research Associate in the Department of Classic at, Royal Holloway, University of London. Having lived in Seoul, New York, and London, she became conscious of different intellectual traditions across colonial centres and peripheries. Channelling her experience into critical perspective, she has been exploring varying narratives of colonial imperialisms and in-between histories of Roman imperialism.

Product details

• Authors: Danielle Hyeonah Lambert, Danielle Hyeonah (Royal Holloway Lambert
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2024
• EAN: 9781009491020
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0949102-0
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Colonialism & imperialism, Historiography, Colonialism and imperialism, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, European history: the Romans, Roman history; Roman archaeology