Discusses the Oriya Language Movement, which was active between 1868 and 1870 in the Indian state of Orissa in the context of the colonial controversy over language policy between Orientalists, who claimed that vernacular languages were best for this purpose, and Anglicists, who favored English. (Author/VWL)

Presents the different moments and contents of the strategies of the evangelization process practiced by the Spanish during the conquest and colonization of Cuba, as well as possible reasons for its failure. States that the Indians were enslaved and directed through evangelism toward acculturation. (BT)

Demonstrates how the British Colonial Office employed public relations strategies as they administered the British colony of Northern Rhodesia before, during, and after World War II. Demonstrates how civil servants in London and colonial officials implemented public relations policies, strategies, and tactics on an ad hoc basis, covering political…

This document describes the development of theater in Africa, over the last 20 years, from a medium of entertainment for the colonial elite to an African theatre, after independence. It describes various approaches to the use of theater as a medium of education and development. Nine chapters in the book concern: (l) background to African drama;…

Prior to the colonial period, the rudiments of education consisting of religion, basic literacy, and arithmetic had been provided to male children in Burma and Siam through Buddhist monks that lived in local monasteries. Education commenced when the child reached five or six years of age and usually ended at puberty. Formal learning continued for…

Literary writing in Africa and the Pacific addresses themes that reflect colonial experience and the struggles of newly independent nations to cope with change and conflicts between traditional and modern existence. The novels of Chinua Achebe of Nigeria and Ngugi Wa Thiong'o of Kenya illustrate many dominant themes of African literature. Achebe…

Examines four social movements made in this century by Jamaican people which have had an impact upon problems of self worth evaluation evident in Jamaican society: Garveyism, the Nationalist movement, the Development movement, and Black Power. (EH)

In this essay, the author describes the difficulty of publishing in the Third World as part of a larger relationship of dependence of developing countries on industrialized nations. (Editor)

The article provides a schematic outline of the development of racial and class domination within the conceptualization of internal colonialism and Marxist theory. (NQ)

It is hypothesized that in traditional African society the roles of men and women were different but less unequal than the norm adopted by the colonial authorities and the rulers of independent Africa. However, at the village level, perceptions about correct sex roles have not changed greatly. (Author/MC)

Investigates political, historical, economic, and pseudoscientific hypotheses related to the partition of Africa by European nations between 1870 and 1914. Identifies factors which contributed to western strength, including technological skill, scientific knowledge, efficient nationalist governments, economic organization, and improved…

Presenting arguments for consideration by the United Nations Decolonization Committee, this article: illustrates that under generally accepted definitions of colonialism Indian nations remain colonies today; discusses twentieth century changes in laws of territorial acquisition, agression, and self-determination; and asserts that Indian nations…

The literature of the Native Peoples of North America is gaining interest with an increasing number of persons; however, recent articles fail to view this literature holistically and within a realistic cultural, historical, and social context. A history of Native American literature and the impact of colonialism is included. (JMM)