The Epistemology of Colonial/Postcolonial Violence

The Epistemology of Colonial/Postcolonial Violence takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the expression of violence, its pervasive occurrence and possible solutions. It examines both earlier theorists of vio¬lence and war such as Clausewitz, Hannah Arendt and postcolonial theorists like Franz Fanon and Jean Paul Sartre. Most particularly this book en¬gages with the discourse emerging from brilliant theorists like Edward Said and Noam Chomsky. This book addresses the implications of what oc¬curred as a postscript to September 11 in an impe¬rial nation. The United States moved into a divisive war of retaliation, revenge and devastation against large Muslim populations all over the world. Most importantly, Episte-mology engages with the problematic aspects of an imperial narcissistic response towards human suffering. "This is a stupendous and brave analysis of and insight into violence which come from avarice related to colonization; unequal access to military power and hardware; and int