Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History is an academic journal
established in 2000 and devoted to research in the relatively new field of colonial studies. The journal is aimed at a wide variety of scholars concerned with the history and social and political impact of colonialism
and imperialism
. The journal covers pre-, post-, and colonial periods as well as controversial questions related to the transition to independence. The founder and editor of the journal since its inception is Patricia W. Romero of Towson University
. The journal is available exclusively as an Internet
publication. It is published three times each year in April, August, and December by the Johns Hopkins University Press
.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
established in 2000 and devoted to research in the relatively new field of colonial studies. The journal is aimed at a wide variety of scholars concerned with the history and social and political impact of colonialism
Colonialism
Colonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by...
and imperialism
Imperialism
Imperialism, as defined by Dictionary of Human Geography, is "the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationships, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination." The imperialism of the last 500 years,...
. The journal covers pre-, post-, and colonial periods as well as controversial questions related to the transition to independence. The founder and editor of the journal since its inception is Patricia W. Romero of Towson University
Towson University
Towson University, often referred to as TU or simply Towson for short, is a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S...
. The journal is available exclusively as an Internet
Internet
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publication. It is published three times each year in April, August, and December by the Johns Hopkins University Press
Johns Hopkins University Press
The Johns Hopkins University Press is the publishing division of the Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The Press publishes books, journals, and electronic databases...
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Abstracting and indexing
The journal is indexed in the following services:- EBSCO PublishingEBSCO PublishingEBSCO Publishing, headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is an aggregator of premium full-text content. EBSCO Publishing's core business is providing online databases via EBSCOhost to libraries worldwide. EBSCOhost is used by libraries, schools, academic institutions, medical institutions, and...
: America: History and Life, Historical Abstracts - MLA International BibliographyModern Language AssociationThe Modern Language Association of America is the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature...
External links
- Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History at Project MUSEProject MUSEProject MUSE is an online database of current and back issues of peer-reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. It was founded in 1993 by Todd Kelley and Susan Lewis and is a project of the Johns Hopkins University Press and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. It had support from the Mellon...