Sociology, as a discipline, was born at the height of global colonialism and imperialism.
Ali Meghji reveal.
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.
This book explores why, and how, sociology needs to be decolonized.
Over a century later, it is yet to shake off its commitment to colonial ways of thinking.
Sociology, as a discipline, was born at the height of global colonialism and imperialism