Kris Manjapra Livres

"The 1619 Project illuminated the ways in which every aspect of life in the United States was and is shaped by the existence of slavery. Black Ghost of Empire focuses on emancipation and how this opportunity to make right further codified the racial caste system-instead of obliterating it. To understand why the shadow of slavery still haunts society today, we must not only look at what slavery was, but also the unfinished way it ended. One may think of "emancipation" as a finale, leading to a new age of human rights and universal freedoms. But in reality, emancipations everywhere were incomplete. In Black Ghost of Empire, acclaimed historian and professor Kris Manjapra identifies five types of emancipation-explaining them in chronological order-along with the lasting impact these transitions had on formerly enslaved groups around the Atlantic. Beginning in 1770s and concluding in 1880s, different kinds of emancipation processes took place across the Atlantic world. These included the Gradual Emancipations of North America, the Revolutionary Emancipation of Haiti, the Compensated Emancipations of European overseas empires, the War Emancipation of the American South, and the Conquest Emancipations that swept across Sub-Saharan Africa. Tragically, despite a century of abolitions and emancipations, systems of social bondage persisted and reconfigured. We still live with these unfinished endings today. In practice, all the slavery emancipations that have ever taken place reenacted racial violence against Black communities, and reaffirmed commitment to white supremacy. The devil lurked in the details of the five emancipation processes, none of which required atonement for wrongs committed, or restorative justice for the people harmed. Manjapra shows how, amidst this unfinished history, grassroots Black organizers and activists have become custodians of collective recovery and remedy; not only for our present, but also for our relationship with the past. Timely, lucid, and crucial to our understanding of the ongoing "anti-mattering" of Black people, Black Ghost of Empire shines a light into the deep gap between the idea of slavery's end and its actual perpetuation in various forms-exposing the shadows that linger to this day"-- Provided by publisher

"The 1619 Project illuminated the ways in which every aspect of life in the United States was and is shaped by the existence of slavery. Black Ghost of Empire focuses on emancipation and how this opportunity to make right further codified the racial caste system-instead of obliterating it. To understand why the shadow of slavery still haunts society today, we must not only look at what slavery was, but also the unfinished way it ended. One may think of "emancipation" as a finale, leading to a new age of human rights and universal freedoms. But in reality, emancipations everywhere were incomplete. In Black Ghost of Empire, acclaimed historian and professor Kris Manjapra identifies five types of emancipation-explaining them in chronological order-along with the lasting impact these transitions had on formerly enslaved groups around the Atlantic. Beginning in 1770s and concluding in 1880s, different kinds of emancipation processes took place across the Atlantic world. These included the Gradual Emancipations of North America, the Revolutionary Emancipation of Haiti, the Compensated Emancipations of European overseas empires, the War Emancipation of the American South, and the Conquest Emancipations that swept across Sub-Saharan Africa. Tragically, despite a century of abolitions and emancipations, systems of social bondage persisted and reconfigured. We still live with these unfinished endings today. In practice, all the slavery emancipations that have ever taken place reenacted racial violence against Black communities, and reaffirmed commitment to white supremacy. The devil lurked in the details of the five emancipation processes, none of which required atonement for wrongs committed, or restorative justice for the people harmed. Manjapra shows how, amidst this unfinished history, grassroots Black organizers and activists have become custodians of collective recovery and remedy; not only for our present, but also for our relationship with the past. Timely, lucid, and crucial to our understanding of the ongoing "anti-mattering" of Black people, Black Ghost of Empire shines a light into the deep gap between the idea of slavery's end and its actual perpetuation in various forms-exposing the shadows that linger to this day"--Publisher's description

This vibrant, compelling comparative history of colonialism explores one of the most enduring and contested social, political, and cultural phenomena of all time. Here Manjapra communicates the research of expansive and interdisciplinary fields in clear and accessible ways for all readers wishing to understand the making of the modern world.

Age of Entanglement examines the connections between German and Indian intellectuals from the nineteenth century to the post-World War II era. Kris Manjapra highlights the intertwined ideas and careers of diverse figures from South Asia and Central Europe who engaged with one another's cultures and formed influential networks. This study moves beyond traditional critiques of colonialism, presenting modern intellectual history through the complex interactions of seemingly disparate individuals. Significant collaborations in various fields led to remarkable exchanges, such as Meghnad Saha's meeting with Albert Einstein, Stella Kramrisch's introduction of the Bauhaus to Calcutta, and Girindrasekhar Bose's correspondence with Sigmund Freud. Rabindranath Tagore's efforts to recruit scholars for a new Indian university in Germany and Himanshu Rai's partnership with director Franz Osten to establish Bombay's film industry exemplify these cross-cultural engagements. Manjapra argues that these interactions reflected shared responses to British imperial dominance, as both Germans and Indians sought tools to challenge an Anglocentric world. However, he also notes that such transnational encounters were not inherently progressive; they encompassed a range of ideologies, from Orientalism to socialism, often marked by manipulation as much as cooperation. This work reveals the intricate ties between German and Indian intellectual history, hi

Die Studie beleuchtet die intellektuellen Verbindungen zwischen deutschen und indischen Denkern vom 19. Jahrhundert bis nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Kris Manjapra analysiert, wie Philologen, Physiker und Künstler Netzwerke bildeten und Ideen austauschten, um die Hegemonie des britischen Imperiums herauszufordern. Bedeutende Begegnungen, wie die zwischen Meghnad Saha und Albert Einstein, zeigen, dass diese transnationalen Interaktionen sowohl durch echte Zusammenarbeit als auch durch Manipulation geprägt waren. Manjapra hinterfragt die Fortschrittlichkeit dieser Verstrickungen und beleuchtet die komplexen Beziehungsmuster.