Handbook of anticolonial, decolonial and postcolonial sociologies / edited by Jyoti Puri (professor of sociology, Boston University, Boston) and Vrushali Patil (professor of gender, women's and sexuality studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Puri, Jyoti, editor.

Patil, Vrushali, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Sociology.

Postcolonialism--Social aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Postcolonialism.

Decolonization--Social aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Decolonization.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This crucial Handbook explores the ways in which sociology confronts the enduring legacies of colonialism and empire. Presenting the first comprehensive sociological overview of anticolonial, decolonial and postcolonial approaches, Jyoti Puri and Vrushali Patil reject Eurocentric frameworks and foreground the contributions of scholars from the Global South. Written in an accessible and engaging manner, this Handbook examines the various forms colonialism has taken, including settler colonialism, enslavement and imperial rule, demonstrating how these legacies continue to shape sociological knowledge globally. Chapters emphasise the essential role of feminist, Indigenous, intersectional, queer and transnational perspectives in deepening our understanding of colonialism. Exploring topics such as racialisation, decolonial genetics and caste as an orientalist construct, each chapter presents new and critical approaches to reimagining the discipline's past and future. This Handbook is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of sociology, politics and public policy, development studies, epistemology and allied social sciences. Its interdisciplinary insights make it essential reading for those interested in feminist studies, Indigenous studies and intersectionality"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Intellectual roadmaps

1. Canons and colonies: The global trajectory of sociology / Raewyn Connell

2. Frontiers of decolonization / Swati Birla and Rashmi Kumari

3. Du boisian sociology and postcolonial sociology / Ali Meghji

4. Anti-colonial global social theory as meta theory. Its lineage, claims and deliberations / Sujata Patel

Part II: Indigenous epistemologies

5. Decolonizing sociological epistemologies: Rethinking palestine / Areej Sabbagh-Khoury

6. Sociologies of resistance: Gaza student encampments as sites of global indigeneity, placemaking, and solidarity / Theresa Rocha Beardall, Eman Ghanayem and Sione Lynn Pili Lister

7. Indigeneity's resonance in reconciling the state: Where to now? / Yvonne P. Sherwood

8. Yuyariy: Four lessons to approach temporal order and reciprocity in decolonial and anticolonial research / Tania Aparicio

Part III: Colonialities of race and caste

9. Palimpsest racial scripts: Us foreign policy and the disguising global color-lines / Angela Fillingim

10. Beyond the color of reason. For an anticolonial sociology of race and adultcentrism / Jorge Daniel Vs̀quez

11. Raceless east asians? Self-racialization of Japanese and south korean peoples / Veda Hyunjin Kim and Yen-Yu Lin

12. Is caste an orientalist and colonial construct? An epistemological and ontological autopsy / Bula Bhadra

13. Decolonial genetics and racialized peoples after the post-genomic shift in Canada and the United States / Arafaat Valiani

Part IV: Gendered and sexual formations

14. The gendered grammar of coloniality. On the decolonization of the white doxa in gender sociological thinking / Heidemarie Winkel

15. Sexualities, genders and decolonizing queer sociological analysis / Matthew Waites

16. Rethinking colonial intimate relationships: A study on the intermarriage between the colonial koreans and the imperial Japanese / Aya Furuhashi

17. Reclaiming the idea of a liberated African woman: Sankofaring as a decolonial methodological tool in african sociology / Babalwa Magoqwana

Part V: Future pasts

18. Anti-colonial and transnational feminist writings: Relevance in the 21st century world / Bandana Purkayastha

19. Decolonizing sustainable development through autonomous knowledge systems / Francis Uldric T. San Juan

20. The importance of autonomous social science traditions in the global south - a manifesto / Caroline M. Schp̲f and Ramon Guillermo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035329878 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.