Professor Meek traces the prehistory of the four stages theory, with emphasis on the influence of literature about savage societies.

This critically aclaimed book, now in its second edition is firmly established as an essential guide to this recent historiographical debate. Adopted as a set b

Paul Keal examines the historical role of international law and political theory in justifying the dispossession of indigenous peoples as part of the expansion

Modern development strategy relies heavily on uncompromising orthodox economic theory and a dogmatic faith in market efficiency. In contrast, the essays in this

In this important and original study, the myth of the Noble Savage is an altogether different myth from the one defended or debunked by others over the years. T