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The post-colonial world has developed a new form of global apartheid, where the racialized drive to enclose and remove is now directed at immigrants, the vast majority of them escaping the ongoing ravages left by colonialism.

These essays by the acclaimed African novelist and post-colonial theorist include pieces on important contemporaries including Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka, but also delves into the links between language and identity.

"Many post-colonial states like India harbour a deep-rooted suspicion that international commerce and trade are simply new forms of colonisation. Unfortunately, this mindset still lingers among some policymakers - and that's a shame," says Vivek Dehejia, a professor of economics at Carleton University in Canada.

At the beginning of this process, there was this aspiration to make something that had this pop culture pulse, but post-colonial politics ...

By this point, Blouin had begun to develop considerable clout in post-colonial, pan-African circles.