Book contents
- Anticolonialism and Social Thought
- LSE International Studies
- Anticolonialism and Social Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Activists, Intellectuals, and Movements
- Part II Schools of Thought
- Part III Dissident Sociologists
- Part IV On Method
- Index
- References
Part IV - On Method
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 September 2025
Book contents
- Anticolonialism and Social Thought
- LSE International Studies
- Anticolonialism and Social Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Activists, Intellectuals, and Movements
- Part II Schools of Thought
- Part III Dissident Sociologists
- Part IV On Method
- Index
- References
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- Anticolonialism and Social Thought , pp. 279 - 320Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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London Metropolitan Archives
Royal Maritime Museum Library and Archive
British National Archives at Kew
Guildhall Library and Archive
Chester Local Archive
Liverpool Records Office
Lloyd’s List
Lloyd’s Register
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
Legacies of British Slavery
Archives Consulted for Contextual Research
London Metropolitan Archives
Royal Maritime Museum Library and Archive
British National Archives at Kew
Guildhall Library and Archive
Chester Local Archive
Liverpool Records Office
Lloyd’s List
Lloyd’s Register
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
Legacies of British Slavery
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