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Colonial Borders

Colonial Borders is a historical-geopolitical construct defined as a boundary imposed by European imperial powers during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to demarcate territorial control in Africa, distinguished by its arbitrary delineation with little regard for pre-existing ethnic, linguistic, or political landscapes.

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13K

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257

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126

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2017–2026

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Publications

223

Local Histories/Global Designs: Coloniality, Subaltern Knowledges, and Border Thinking

Barry W. Allen · Common Knowledge · 2003 · 3K citations

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Rethinking Colonial Categories: European Communities and the Boundaries of Rule

Ann Laura Stoler · Comparative Studies in Society and History · 1989 · 668 citations

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Local Histories/Global Designs: Coloniality, Subaltern Knowledges, and Border Thinking

2016 · 510 citations

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At the Edge of the World: Boundaries, Territoriality, and Sovereignty in Africa

Achille Mbembé · Public Culture · 2000 · 432 citations

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The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa

Stelios Michalopoulos, Elias Papaioannou · American Economic Review · 2016 · 407 citations · Full text

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Authors

257

  1. ST
    Saadia Touval

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    3 publications · 151 citations

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  2. BC
    Brenda Chalfin

    University of Florida, United States

    2 publications · 109 citations

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  3. MP
    Margery Perham

    Canisius College, United States

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  4. JH
    Jeffrey Herbst

    Princeton University, United States

    2 publications · 222 citations

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  5. AM
    Alexander Moradi

    University of Sussex, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 161 citations

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Institutions

126

  1. SOAS University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    122 citations

  2. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    130 citations

  3. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    107 citations

  4. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    29 citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    75 citations

  6. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    172 citations

  7. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  8. University of South Africa

    Pretoria, South Africa

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    78 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 15 publications · 556 citations

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  3. Journal of Borderlands Studies

    JBS · 7 publications · 218 citations

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  4. The Journal of African History

    7 publications · 310 citations

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  5. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 6 publications · 202 citations

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