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brayden_stalcup13's review against another edition
4.0
I believe Getachew offers many profound arguments around the presence of imperialism in our modern world. While occasionally repetitive and overdone, I believe she traces the complex story of decolonizing the world.
She offers a more complex story of decolonization which we are taught in school and suggests that we are still in a process of decolonizing the world and the mind.
The epilogue was poignantly written and discusses how the United States has largely disregarded internationalism, which it created, when it doesn’t suit its needs. The consistent rejection of an equitable economic and political order is something I believe Getachew expertly highlights.
She offers a more complex story of decolonization which we are taught in school and suggests that we are still in a process of decolonizing the world and the mind.
The epilogue was poignantly written and discusses how the United States has largely disregarded internationalism, which it created, when it doesn’t suit its needs. The consistent rejection of an equitable economic and political order is something I believe Getachew expertly highlights.
sksrenninger's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked learning about the specific ways postcolonial leaders set out to tackle the challenges of separating from imperial powers, but down two points for the dusty, repetitive, self-satisfied language. Either this is political theory for its own sake, in which case, what is the point??? (clearly I'm not a theorist), or it sets out to convince some people about how to do things better, in which case, come on lady, know your audience and use "ignore" the tenth time you're tempted to write "elide". Why write theory that practitioners can't read?
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