Tag: Third World Quarterly
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The Ethics of Colonial History
In a recent issue of the prestigious Third World Quarterly , the political scientist Bruce Gilley published an article exploring the positive case for colonialism. The article provoked an intense backlash from several quarters and forced Gilley to withdraw it. In a recent op-ed essay for The Times , Nigel Biggar defended Gilley’s approach by noting that dispassionate scrutiny of the historical record uncovers many positive aspects…