Colonial Extractions: Race and Canadian Mining in Contemporary Africa
- ISBN-10
- 1442649321
- ISBN-13
- 9781442649323
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Author
- Paula Butler
Description
Draws on colonial, postcolonial, and critical race theory to examine the racialized distribution of power that underpins Canadian mining in several African countries and reveal a colonialist mindset that legitimizes extraction through neo-liberal legal frameworks and a national myth of a humane, enlightened global actor.
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