Global History and Decolonization: A Moment of Possibility, a Call for Integration

IF 0.8 Q3 SOCIAL ISSUES
Zaib Aziz, Charlotte Kiechel
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Abstract:This introduction surveys recent scholarship that examines decolonization in a global frame. While doing so, it contends that a paradox defines the current state of the field. Many historians have broached the topic of decolonization and highlighted its salience in world history. Yet, the history of decolonization has been an undertheorized topic of study in the field of global history. Few scholars have articulated the potential contribution of global history with respect to historicizing the global ends of empire. This introduction amends this historiographical oversight. It insists that global history holds a clear advantage for examining the structural and normative changes which the process of decolonization encompasses. This special issue claims this advantage by returning to two of global history’s long-standing commitments: its embrace of methodological pluralism and focus on analytical integration. This introduction argues that historians will benefit from deploying an integrated global historical approach when evaluating decolonization in a global frame. It then explores how the subsequent six articles demonstrate this approach’s analytical advantages.
全球历史与非殖民化:一个可能的时刻,一个一体化的呼声
摘要:这篇引言调查了最近在全球框架内研究非殖民化的学术。在这样做的同时,它认为一个悖论定义了该领域的当前状态。许多历史学家提出了非殖民化的话题,并强调了它在世界历史上的重要性。然而,非殖民化历史一直是全球历史领域中一个理论不足的研究主题。很少有学者阐明全球历史在将帝国的全球目的历史化方面的潜在贡献。这一介绍弥补了这种历史性的疏忽。它坚持认为,全球历史在审查非殖民化进程所包含的结构和规范变化方面具有明显的优势。这期特刊通过回归全球历史的两个长期承诺来宣称这一优势:它拥抱方法论多元主义和专注于分析整合。这篇引言认为,历史学家在全球框架内评估非殖民化时,将受益于采用综合的全球历史方法。然后,它探讨了随后的六篇文章如何展示这种方法的分析优势。
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