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Title: Neither Settler nor Native: The Making and Unmaking of Permanent Minorities
Author: Mahmood Mamdani
ISBN: 9780674252721
Genre: Political Theory
Publication: Harvard
Pages: 432 pages
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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"Neither Settler nor Native: The Making and Unmaking of Permanent Minorities" by Mahmood Mamdani challenges conventional notions of the nation-state and its formation, asserting that the nation-state and colonialism are inextricably linked. This book presents a compelling argument that urges readers to reconsider the concepts of political violence and political community, transcending the notions of majorities and minorities.
Mahmood Mamdani delves into the idea that nation-states and colonial states were mutually constructed entities. He examines various global case studies, from North America to South Africa, Israel, Germany, Sudan, and more. In these cases, the colonial state and nation-state evolved through the politicization of religious or ethnic majorities at the expense of manufactured minorities.
The book traces the origins of this model in North America, where the colonial state's treatment of indigenous populations created a permanent native underclass and provided the framework in which new immigrant identities developed. It demonstrates how this template was subsequently used in Europe, notably by the Nazis to address the "Jewish question," and later by the allies to redraw Eastern European nation-states after World War II.
Mamdani examines the establishment of Israel and its parallels with the North American model, leading to ongoing cycles of violence. He argues for a different approach to addressing political violence, rejecting the Nuremberg Trials' individualized criminal justice model in favor of rethinking political communities based on common residence and a shared commitment to building a future without the fixed political identities of settler and native.
"Neither Settler nor Native" presents a thought-provoking vision for reevaluating the historical processes that have shaped nation-states and the need to build political communities that transcend traditional boundaries and identities.
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