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100			_aMeghji, Ali
245			_aDecolonizing sociology: an introduction
260			_bPolity Press, _c2021. _aCambridge:
300			_aix, 202p.; _bpbk; _c22cm.
440			_aDecolonizing the curriculum
504			_aIncludes notes, index and references
520			_aSociology, as a discipline, was born at the height of global colonialism and imperialism. Over a century later, it is yet to shake off its commitment to colonial ways of thinking. This book explores why, and how, sociology needs to be decolonized. It analyses how sociology was integral in reproducing the colonial order, as dominant sociologists constructed theories either assuming or proving the supposed barbarity and backwardness of colonized people. Ali Meghji reveals how colonialism continues to shape the discipline today, dominating both social theory and the practice of sociology, how exporting the Eurocentric sociological canon erased social theories from the Global South, and how sociologists continue to ignore the relevance of coloniality in their work. This guide will be necessary reading for any student or proponent of sociology. In opening up the work of other decolonial advocates and under-represented thinkers to readers, Meghji offers key suggestions for what teachers and students can do to decolonize sociology. With curriculum reform, innovative teaching and a critical awareness of these issues, it is possible to make sociology more equitable on a global scale. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Decolonizing+Sociology:+An+Introduction-p-9781509541959
650			_aPostcolonialism
650			_aSociology--Philosophy
650			_aRacism in sociology
650			_aPolitics
650			_aColonies
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