One of the most renowned scholars of postcolonial thought, Hamid Dabashi has created an archive of influential books and articles. His new book “Europe and its Shadows: Colonialty after Empire” deals with Europe as an allegory and traces “how the condition of coloniality persists even after the collapse of empires.”
Dabashi’s previous books include “The Arab Spring: The End of Postcolonialism” and “Can Non-Europeans Think?” among others that explore a variety of subjects and themes ranging from post-colonial studies, Iranian Studies, medieval and modern Islam, to comparative literature, world cinema, and the philosophy of art. Dabashi is also a regular writer for Al Jazeera English where he publishes commentary on current affairs. We talked via email about his new book which will be published in October by Pluto Press.
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